Mid-Air Airplane Crash

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FAA, Air Traffic Controller and DC crash

Air Traffic Controller Failed To Properly Alert Plane Before D.C. Crash, FAA Says

The acknowledgement came during the second day of testimony held to discuss the collision of a commercial plane and Army helicopter in January that killed 67 people.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

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. collision that killed 67 people, FAA official says.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Tower failed to warn plane of Black Hawk’s path before D.C. crash, FAA says

It was the first acknowledgment by the Federal Aviation Administration of a possible error by the controller in the moments before the collision that claimed 67 lives.

NTSB to wrap up probe of deadly midair plane crash over DC

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit

The hearing opened Wednesday with a video animation showing where the helicopter and airliner were leading up to the crash.

Yahoo · 13h

Live: NTSB to wrap up probe of deadly midair plane crash over DC

Investigators so far have highlighted several factors that may have contributed to the collision, which left 67 people dead.

Boise State Public Radio · 1d

The NTSB holds hearings on the DCA midair collision

The National Transportation Safety Board began an investigative hearing with new details into last January's midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet.

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NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: 'Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead'

At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.

Khaleej Times on MSN11d

US authorities probe after plane narrowly misses mid-air crash with military bomber

The disaster prompted federal authorities and Congress to review coordination between military and civilian aircraft flying ...

Families of Washington, D.C. plane crash victims call for safer skies as near misses continue

There were 26 near misses in the three months following the DC mid-air crash, the Hearst Television Data Team found. About 40 ...

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‘It’s going to be a gut punch’: DC plane crash families brace for days-long NTSB investigative hearing

Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board will begin a three-day investigative hearing on the Jan. 29 mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter that ...

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Pilot forced to apologise to passengers after narrowly avoiding mid-air crash

TheSkyWest Airlines pilot had to think fast and swerve away to avoid a collision during the journey to North Dakota.

KYMA11d

Commercial flight avoids mid-air crash with military plane

It happened Friday when a SkyWest flight, which was operating as a Delta connection between Minneapolis and Minot, North ...

The Canadian Press on MSN2d

NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash was above altitude limit

The helicopter’s altitude-measuring instrument was also inaccurate, investigators said at the first of three days of hearings ...

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