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FAA, DC crash and Army helicopter

US Army helicopter in deadly Washington crash had technical issues

An investigative hearing into a deadly mid-air collision of a US Army helicopter and a passenger plane that killed 67 people in Washington has revealed a discrepancy in the chopper's altitude displays.

AOL · 4h

FAA planning more helicopter route changes after fatal collision

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is planning additional helicopter route changes near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after the January 29 mid-air collision of an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter 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.

NTSB, DC and the helicopter

Fox News on MSN · 2d

Army helicopter that crashed with commercial plane in DC was flying above altitude limit: NTSB

The Army helicopter that collided with a plane over D.C. in January had incorrect altitude readings, contributing to the aircraft getting too close.

BBC on MSN · 2d

Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision had faulty altitude gauge, NTSB says

Investigators testifying at a hearing into the January's mid-air crash in DC suggest faulty altitude data may have led to a miscalculation.

USA TODAY on MSN · 21h

New footage released by NTSB of DCA helicopter and passenger jet crash

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What NTSB hearings revealed about the Washington mid-air collision that killed 67

The National Transportation Safety Board wrapped up a three-day investigative hearing into the mid-air collision between a ...

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 ...

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Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts say

The goggles were discussed Friday at the NTSB’s third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash, which ...

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LIVE: NTSB opens hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane

Three days of investigative hearings on the deadly midair collision over Washington in January begin Wednesday and aim to ...

2don MSN

Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals

The first of the National Transportation Safety Board’s three days of investigative hearings is underway to help determine ...

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Some air traffic controllers wanted to close a helicopter route near Washington’s airport. It was abandoned as ‘too political.’

An ad hoc working group that involved air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport recommended shuttering the helicopter route used the night of a deadly midair collision ...

TravelPulse on MSN1d

Lawmakers Call FCC ‘Flawed’ After Deadly Washington DC Flight Accident Investigation

The NTSB found that a Black Hawk helicopter was at the wrong altitude in a fatal midair collision over Washington, D.C., due ...

Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears

The board focused on air traffic control and heard it was common for pilots to ask to use visual separation — relying on ...

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