How a Plane and a Helicopter Collided in a Crowded Airspace Around Reagan Airport
The Wall Street Journal examined flight route and elevation data to show the moments before American Airlines Flight 5342 ...
Maps show how D.C. plane crash occurred in Reagan National’s congested airspace
Pilots who land at Reagan National face a unique set of complications, including short runways, scores of helicopters and a ...
What can the ‘black box’ tell us about plane crashes?
The so-called “black box” is one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash. There are ...
Listen to the Air Traffic Control Audio in the Moments Around the Collision
The audio indicates that air traffic controllers tried to warn the Army helicopter about a nearby Canadair Regional Jet.
Pilots have long worried about DC’s complex airspace contributing to a catastrophe
The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead ...
Pilot who flew same route of deadly crash explains challenges of DC airspace
"It’s bigger than a mountain, that restricted airspace to the east," Rieder said. Only certain pilots are even allowed to land at Reagan, and when Rieder flew there, if something didn't feel right ...
What It Takes to Make Flying Safe
Near misses and accidents have to do with the whole system of aviation management.