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NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...
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 ...
Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter's path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA
Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C.
NTSB opens hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane
The crash involved an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in January, ...
LIVE: NTSB hearing into DC midair collision of Army chopper, commercial plane enters second day
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened public hearings on a January midair collision between an Army Black Hawk ...
'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 ...
Doomed Pilots Cursed and Shouted and Apparently Tried to Save Their Plane Just 1 Second Before Black Hawk Collision
American Airlines Flight 5342 seems to have not been advised of the potential danger it was shortly before the Jan. 29 crash ...
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Southwest Airlines passenger plane dives to avoid mid-air collision
A Southwest Airlines flight plunged mid-air on Friday to avoid colliding with another aircraft while en route to Las Vegas, ...
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2 Flight Attendants Hurt After Plane Descends To Avoid Mid-Air Collision
The pilots of Southwest Airlines Flight 1496 made the maneuver shortly after takeoff when an onboard system detected another ...
Black Hawk Helicopter Probably Didn't Realize How High It Was Before Fatal Collision with Passenger Plane: Officials
Six months after an Army helicopter crashed into an American Airlines passenger plane near Washington, D.C., killing 67 people, officials now say the crew in the chopper likely believed they were flyi ...
Night vision goggles may have hindered helicopter pilots before jet collision, experts say
The goggles were among the topics discussed at the NTSB’s third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash near Washington, D.C., which killed 67 people.