The National Transportation Safety Board says altimeter in the Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before the DCA ...

Picture: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Black Hawk is expected to be removed from the water later this week. The NTSB said it cannot confirm the exact altitude or details of the helicopter ...

An Army Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high when it crashed into an American Airlines jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, DC, last week, the National ...

Ryan O’Hara was a husband, father, and crew chief on board the Black Hawk. Helicopter crew chiefs are responsible for the maintenance of the aircraft. O’Hara had formerly attended Parkview ...

The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Washington, D.C., last week may have been flying higher than the maximum altitude for its training mission, authorities say.

WASHINGTON -- The Army identified Saturday the third soldier on the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the midair crash over the Potomac River Wednesday night as Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach.

Rebecca Lobach The Black Hawk helicopter was conducting a training flight for Captain Lobach when it collided with an American Airlines passenger jet, killing 67 people. She was being overseen by ...

The midair collision between the American Airlines passenger jet and Black Hawk military helicopter occurred shortly before 9 p.m. over the Potomac River, where salvage operations continue.

The Black Hawk helicopter which collided with a passenger plane above Washington DC was training for a hypothetical evacuation of US leaders at the time, according to US officials. Three soldiers ...