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At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January ...
Shortly before the collision, air traffic controllers at Reagan National Airport requested to move the military helicopter ...
A marathon of recent public hearings highlighted a rift over the investigation into the fatal midair crash in January between ...
The NTSB is now reviewing three days of testimony from last week’s public hearings into the Jan. 29 midair collision near ...
The hearings revealed that the air traffic controller had been overwhelmed, the helicopter's altimeter was inaccurate and there had been previous concerns with the helicopter route.
The NTSB concluded three days of investigative hearings into the collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger plane ...
The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...
As hearings unfold into the fatal January plane-helicopter collision near D.C., investigators say the FAA ignored clear ...
Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal ...
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would’ve had difficulty ...