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Broken altimeter, ignored warnings: Hearings reveal what went wrong in DC crash that killed 67
A long list of things went wrong in January and contributed to the collision between an Army helicopter and an American ...
Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears
Military helicopter traffic over Washington was a longtime worry among aviators operating around the airport where an Army ...
Black Hawk Battled Bad Altitude Data Before Washington Crash
Safety investigators probing January’s midair collision between an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet and a US Army ...
Army Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash
Light pollution from Washington and the passenger jet’s dim lights might have contributed to difficulties spotting American ...
Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The Army goggles would have made it difficult to see the plane's colored lights, which might have helped the Black Hawk ...
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 ...
Senator to unveil aviation safety bill on eve of fatal crash hearing
The chair of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will introduce broad aviation safety legislation on Tuesday on the eve of a three-day investigative hearing into the January 29 collision between an ...
Woman dead after motorcycle crash in Washington Township
One person is dead after a motorcycle crash in Washington Township on Saturday.