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Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter's path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA
Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C.
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.
Army chopper that crashed with passenger plane over DC was above altitude limit, NTSB says
Incorrect altitude readings on the Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane over Washington, D.C., in January ...
New video reveals details of deadly mid-air crash in Washington, DC
Federal safety leaders are uncovering new details about a tragic mid-air collision in Washington, D.C., that claimed 67 lives ...
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.
Six months later: Here are the victims of the Washington, D.C. plane crash
They were fiancés, mothers, fathers, friends, pilots, lawyers, hunters, coaches and figure skaters. These are the 67 people ...
Ted Cruz rolls out bill to prevent midair collisions six months after deadly DC plane crash
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday introduced a bill to prevent midair collisions, six months to the date after a Black Hawk ...
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 ...