Key takeaways from NTSB’s preliminary report on deadly midair collision between DC plane and military helicopter
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that helicopter traffic be banned from a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River when flights are landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Families of DC Plane Crash Victims Speak Out Following NTSB Report
"We as a group can never go back to just getting on a plane and trusting that everything will be OK," one relative told Newsweek.
NTSB releases preliminary report on DCA collision, tells FAA to address helicopter routes
The NTSB released a preliminary report on the DCA collision between a plane and helicopter in January while giving urgent recommendations to the FAA.
4 key takeaways from the NTSB reports on the deadly D.C. plane crash
The release of the reports followed a news conference by NTSB officials who said Federal Aviation Administration procedures that governed the airspace near Reagan National Airport before the crash allowed for an “intolerable risk” that increased the chance of midair collisions,
NTSB calling for changes to helicopter operations around DCA after deadly midair collision
More than a month after an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport (DCA), killing 67 people, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are calling for immediate changes to helicopter routes around DCA because they said it poses “an intolerable risk to aviation safety.
What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter
An American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29 as the plane prepared to land at Washington, ...
Fatal crash near DCA exposes alarming risks of helicopter routes in commercial airspace
In a press briefing, the NTSB shared the investigation's initial findings on potentially unreliable data recording and an Air ...
Helicopter Restrictions to Stay in Place at Reagan National Airport, Following Crash
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendations will be accepted.
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New investigation avenue opens into fatal Washington DC aircraft crash
A US oversight subcommittee has opened an investigation into the military’s use of airspace around Washington DC following a ...
US House panel opens investigation into fatal January jet-helicopter collision
A U.S. House of Representatives oversight subcommittee said on Thursday it is investigating the collision in January between ...
In wake of deadly D.C. helicopter crash, NTSB urges changes to address 'intolerable safety risk'
Current airport flight safety practices create an "intolerable safety risk" that could be eliminated by changing allowed ...
NTSB ‘concerned’ over 15,000 near-misses between helicopters and planes a DC airport in just 3 years before crash that killed 67
The National Transportation Safety Board uncovered more than 15,000 “near-miss events” between helicopters and jets at Reagan ...
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Congress Investigates Deadly Helicopter Crash Near D.C.
The House Oversight subcommittee is investigating a deadly crash involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American ...
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash
Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near ...
Senators to question top Army official on National Airport crash
A pair of Republican senators are set to question a top U.S. Army official and examine the preliminary findings of the ...
Kiggans introduces legislation to equip military helicopters with modern collision avoidance systems in wake of DC plane crash
Kiggans and Congressman Tom Barrett introduced a bill to boost military helicopter safety tech after the deadly D.C. crash.