Equipment malfunction, dropped messages looked at by NTSB in midair crash near D.C.
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into flight data discrepancies, potential altimeter malfunctions and a ...
Fatal mistake from air traffic control that may have led to Black Hawk helicopter crashing into DC plane
Investigators believe the Army helicopter crew involved in the midair collision near Washington, DC may have had inaccurate altitude readings and missed key air traffic control directions.
Black Hawk crew might not have heard crucial tower instruction, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board said the helicopter’s cockpit voice recorder didn’t capture key directions from ...
Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan ...
Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision ...