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Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The goggles also limited the pilots' peripheral vision as they flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
New footage released by NTSB of DCA helicopter and passenger jet crash
The NTSB revealed that the Black Hawk helicopter may not have known its true altitude at a hearing.
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 criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January ...
Aircraft in DCA collision lacked certain anti-collision systems, NTSB says
The aircraft involved in the mid-air collision earlier this year over Ronald Reagan National Airport lacked certain collision avoidance systems that could have helped an Army helicopter and a ...
NTSB opens hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane
The crash involved an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in January, ...
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.
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NTSB hearings will focus on fatal Army helicopter-passenger jet crash. Here's what to know
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold three days of hearings on the fatal midair collision between a passenger ...