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Deadly DC plane crash was years in the making, NTSB told at hearing
The deadly mid-air collision at Reagan Airport in January was years in the making, the operations manager of the DCA air ...
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3 big takeaways from the NTSB hearing on the DCA midair collision
A three-day National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in decades dug into problems ...
Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on what could have prevented crash
The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...
As Army Defends Its Pilots After Deadly Collision Because 'Nobody's Perfect,' Investigators Dissect Air Traffic Control
The hearing comes months after the Jan. 29 crash, which killed three crew members on a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and 64 ...
Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would’ve had difficulty ...
Investigators to wrap up public hearings into fatal midair crash between Army chopper and airplane
The National Transportation Safety Board will wrap up its public testimony on Friday about the fatal midair crash between an ...
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Pilots of jet shouted, swore and tried last-minute maneuver before deadly Black Hawk collision
Twenty seconds before impact, the alert system warned 'traffic, traffic.' The pilots were flying blind, unaware a Black Hawk was nearby ...
'Just make it work': NTSB investigates air traffic control culture after deadly collision
The National Transportation Safety Board is examining the air traffic control practices at Reagan National Airport following ...
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Air traffic controllers required to ‘make it work’ dealing with stream of planes before deadly crash, NTSB hearing uncovers
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of the investigation into January’s deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan ...
Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry
The National Transportation Safety Board enters a second day of public hearings Thursday on the January midair collision ...