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Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry
Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal ...
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Experts note challenges leading to crash
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington, D.C., in January would've had ...
Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The goggles also limited the pilots' peripheral vision as they flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
73-year-old man still recovering after car crashed into his Overland home
Loved ones say Emile George Washington suffered a fracture to his face and bleeding on the brain. He is undergoing speech, ...
NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit
The hearing opened Wednesday with a video animation showing where the helicopter and airliner were leading up to the collision. It showed how the helicopter flew above the 200 feet (61 meters) ...
Army Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash
Light pollution from Washington and the passenger jet’s dim lights might have contributed to difficulties spotting American ...
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3 big takeaways from the NTSB hearing on the DCA midair collision
A three-day National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in decades dug into problems ...
Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on tech that could have prevented crash
The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...
Moped rider killed when SUV collides with FedEx truck at southern Indiana intersection
Police say a Ford Edge and a FedEx truck collided near the intersection of State Road 257 and US 50, causing the FedEx truck ...
Key takeaways from 3-day hearing on deadly D.C. midair collision
The NTSB heard testimony from air traffic controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army about the collision of an Army helicopter and passenger plane.