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NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...
Army helicopter that crashed with commercial plane in DC was flying above altitude limit: NTSB
The Army helicopter that collided with a plane over D.C. in January had incorrect altitude readings, contributing to the ...
NTSB zeroes in on helicopter issues in fatal collision
The National Transportation Safety Board hearing began Wednesday with the disturbing video of Flight 5342, an American ...
Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals
The first of the National Transportation Safety Board’s three days of investigative hearings is underway to help determine ...
Aircraft in DCA collision lacked certain anti-collision systems, NTSB says
NTSB investigators found Friday that the aircraft involved in the mid-air collision over DCA lacked certain collision ...
Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears
It is the second of three days of witness testimony and public inquiry by the National Transportation Safety Board into ...
NTSB hearings show that the army helicopter involved in fatal crash with passenger plane was above the altitude limit
The NTSB is holding three days of hearings to uncover insights into what caused the fatal crash between the passenger jet and ...
NTSB launches hearings on deadly collision between helicopter and passenger plane
Investigators have found that a helicopter involved in a deadly crash with a passenger plane over Washington was flying above ...
NTSB press Army over helicopter altimeter issues on day 1 of hearings
NTSB members became frustrated at the U.S. Army's timeline to fix altimeter issues during the first hearing on the fatal Jan.