Safety failure blamed in fatal U.S. Army helicopter crash
A U.S. Army helicopter involved in a deadly collision with an American Airlines regional jet near Washington’s Reagan Airport had its key safety system, ADS-B, turned off, Reuters reports. The crash, which killed 67 people, is the deadliest U.S. air disaster in over two decades.
Army Helicopter Tracking Turned off at Time of Washington Crash, NYT Says
The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet last week in Washington had its tracking technology turned off at the time of the crash, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz told the New York Times. The technology allows air traffic controllers to better track the movement of an aircraft.
The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an passenger jet near Washington, D.C., had an advanced surveillance system ...
The aviation community continues to mourn after a fatal mid-air crash involving a military helicopter and an American ...
As the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the fatal midair collision that left 67 dead, details are emerging about mistakes and failures leading up to the crash.
Sixty-seven people are presumed dead, as tributes flow in for some of the victims of the collision between American Eagle ...
The National Transportation Safety Board says the helicopter must be recovered from the Potomac River so it can get more ...
The directive from the FAA included a sharpened focus on the risks and dangers of the jumble of aircraft sharing the crowded airspace near National Airport.
Hegseth said the army also wants to know if the helicopter crew was using night vision goggles. Air crash investigations normally take 12-18 months, and investigators told reporters Thursday they ...
The helicopter's wreckage was also found ... It can carry up to 70 passengers. Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. are rare. The last was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York.
Former President Joe Biden said, “Jill and I are praying for the families of the victims who tragically lost their lives in the plane and helicopter crash near DCA. We are immensely grateful to ...
Black boxes, which record flight data and voices of pilots in the cockpit, were recovered from both the airplane and helicopter involved in the fatal crash that killed 67 people on Wednesday ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene of a fatal accident on Friday afternoon. The coroner said the crash occurred on I-385 southbound near ...
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