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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 ...

5 new details from hearing on DC crash that killed 67

New details are emerging about the deadly collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter in January ...

NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: 'Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead'

At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.

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 ...

NTSB questions controller's failure to alert jet before January crash in Washington, DC

The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday questioned the failure of an air traffic controller to issue a warning ...

Newly released video shows horrific moment Army Black Hawk and American Airlines plane collided in fiery DC crash

The NTSB showed the harrowing video of the Jan. 29 crash over the Potomac River as the agency kicked off a three-day hearing into the deadly crash.

Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on what could have prevented crash

The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...

Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears

The board focused on air traffic control and heard it was common for pilots to ask to use visual separation — relying on ...