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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 with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January 29, indicated the helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate and the pilots may not have heard some calls from the Reagan National Airport control tower,

wusf · 12h

Altimeter in Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before DCA mid-air collision

The National Transportation Safety Board says altimeter in the Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before the DCA mid-air collision with an American Airlines jet. All 67 people aboard died.

FOX News on MSN · 15h

Black Hawk crew may not have heard message to 'pass behind' DC-bound plane before midair crash: NTSB

The NTSB said Army Black Hawk crew may not have heard a message to "pass behind" the D.C.-bound passenger plane before the Jan. 29 midair crash over the Potomac River.

Black Hawk helicopter, NTSB and Heard Key Instructions

Hosted on MSN · 14h

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 air-traffic control and is investigating whether the crew might have seen a different altitude on the flight instruments.

POLITICO on MSN · 12h

Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says

That transmission was interrupted — it was stepped on,” said Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 14h

Helicopter Crew May Not Have Heard Key Instructions Before D.C. Crash

Officials at the National Transportation Safety Board said they are looking into the possibility that bad data caused inaccurate readings for the Black Hawk helicopter pilots in the January D.C. crash.

News Nation on MSN15d

Mapped: See the paths of American Airlines flight, Black Hawk before crash

The helicopter was a UH-60 Black Hawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia flying south over the Potomac River as the American Airlines flight was flying north. A few minutes before ...

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Maps of the Washington DC plane crash

An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair and crashed into the ...

What the Black Hawk Pilots Could See, Just Before the Crash

A 3-D model created by The Times visualizes the helicopter pilots’ field of view minutes before a fatal crash with a jet in ...

SlashGear11d

Black Hawk Vs. Apache: What's The Difference Between These Military Helicopters?

The AH-64 Apache is one of the most dangerous helicopters across the world. Then there's the UH-60 Black Hawk. While not nearly as lethal as the Apache due to it fulfilling more of a support ...

CBS News8d

Black Hawk helicopter in D.C. plane crash had a safety system off, senator says

The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River late last month was flying with a safety system turned off, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters ...

USA Today12d

Black Hawk helicopter's altitude at issue; families of crash victims 'want answers'

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.

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