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Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
Two previous days of testimony underscored a number of factors that likely contributed to the collision that left all 67 ...
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 ...
NTSB launches hearings on deadly collision between helicopter and passenger plane
Investigators have found that a helicopter involved in a deadly crash with a passenger plane over Washington was flying above ...
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 ...
NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January ...
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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Aircraft in DCA collision lacked certain anti-collision systems, NTSB says
On the final day of the National Transportation Safety Board hearing, the panel spent time discussing Automatic Dependent ...
NTSB press Army over helicopter altimeter issues on day 1 of hearings
NTSB members became frustrated at the U.S. Army's timeline to fix altimeter issues during the first hearing on the fatal Jan.
Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears
Federal investigators are hearing concerns about military helicopter traffic over Washington, especially at night ...