Black Hawk pilots may have missed air traffic directive, flown on ‘bad’ altitude data before crash
It is likely the Black Hawk pilots “stepped on” the communication for less than a second by pressing the microphone key to ...
dcnewsnow1h
NTSB: Black Hawk crew likely wore night vision goggles before midair collision, visibility issues cited by pilots for years
DC News Now has found complaints filed with federal aviation officials dating back to at least 2015, as well as a four-year-old video posted by the Federal ...
WDIO1h
Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
Investigators say the crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.’s Ronald ...
Army helicopter, plane crash: NTSB gives investigation update
The National Transportation Safety Board provided an update on Friday into the investigation of the deadly Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines flight collision.
NTSB considering possibility of ‘bad data’ leading to Potomac plane crash
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said they are examining potential discrepancies between the actual altitude of the Army ...
Just before DC crash Army helicopter may not have heard order to go behind jet: investigators
WASHINGTON -- Investigators say just before the collision the Army helicopter may not have heard the order to go behind the jet.
A timeline of last month’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed ...
What caused DC plane crash? Some transmissions not received by helicopter crew, investigators say
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board gave an update on their investigation Friday into the D.C. plane crash last month.
What caused the DC plane crash? Investigators to present latest findings Friday
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to give an update on their investigation into the D.C. plane crash last month.
Black Hawk crew might not have heard tower instructions, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board said the helicopter’s cockpit voice recorder didn’t capture key directions from ...
Expert Tips and Advice for Overcoming a Fear of Flying
Experts weigh in on why people suffer from aviophobia or aerophobia, a fear of flying, and offer coping tools that can help ...
Have we lost our common sense? | Column
Have we lost our common sense? When Donald Trump blamed the Reagan National Airport plane crash on DEI (Diversity, Equity, ...