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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) altitude limit on the helicopter route along the Potomac River before colliding with the plane.
The city says power is out on 15th Street Extension, between Whispering Pines Road and U.S. 264 due to the damage.
The army helicopter that crashed into a passenger jet over Washington DC was flying too high, investigators have concluded.
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington, D.C., in January would've had ...
Light pollution from Washington and the passenger jet’s dim lights might have contributed to difficulties spotting American ...
US Army Black Hawk near Washington found a key instrument on the helicopter was displaying inaccurate altitude data that ...
Three semi-trucks and two cars were involved in the wreck, which WSDOT expects will take significant time to clear.
At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.
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Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts say
The goggles were discussed Friday at the NTSB’s third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash, which ...
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Families of Washington, D.C. plane crash victims call for safer skies as near misses continue
There were 26 near misses in the three months following the DC mid-air crash, the Hearst Television Data Team found. About 40 ...
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