3D analysis shows how helicopter pilots could have mixed up jets in DCA crash
From the perspective of the helicopter cockpit, the lights of the incoming American Airlines jet could have also been ...
Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
The crew of the Army helicopter that hit a jet may have had inaccurate altitude readings and may not have heard air traffic ...
Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision ...
NTSB: Helicopter may have had technical issues before deadly DC midair collision near DCA
The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday afternoon is set to release additional details on the Jan. 29 midair ...
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Helicopter in mid-air collision with flight 5342 may not have heard key instruction
On Jan. 29, an American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita to Ronald ... Homendy said the recording from the Black Hawk helicopter cockpit suggests the crew may have missed the key instruction ...
Pilots got 100 collision warnings for helicopters near National in past decade
Cockpit warnings logged by air traffic controllers show a record of persistent collision risks near Reagan National Airport ...
A timeline of last month's air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
The helicopter's pilots say they see the jet and ask for ... In the evening the airplane's cockpit voice and flight data ...
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Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the recording from the Black Hawk helicopter cockpit suggests ... helicopter was on a check flight that night when the pilot ...
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Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
Homendy said the helicopter was on a “check” flight that night where the pilot ... Hawk above its 200-foot limit for that location. Cockpit conversations a few minutes before the crash ...