News

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 ...
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette4h
Experts note challenges leading to crash
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington, D.C., in January would've had ...
Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The goggles also limited the pilots' peripheral vision as they flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Washington Air Crash: How altitude glitch, night goggles & missed warnings led to tragedy
A deadly collision occurred near Reagan National Airport. A US Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet crashed. All 67 ...
Army pilots might have struggled to see passenger jet before D.C. crash
Federal investigators will release their findings early next year about the cause of the midair collision, which killed 67 ...
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 collision. It showed how the helicopter flew above the 200 feet (61 meters) ...
Boise State Public Radio10h
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 tech that could have prevented crash
The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...
NTSB hearings on DCA crash investigation enter final day
Friday was the final day of the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) three-day hearing on the deadly plane crash at ...
Key takeaways from 3-day hearing on deadly D.C. midair collision
The NTSB heard testimony from air traffic controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army about the collision of an Army helicopter and passenger plane.