Retired Chicago air traffic controller says tower staffing less likely to blame for D.C. midair collision
Hearing that just one air traffic controller was monitoring both planes and helicopters has left many to wonder how common such a situation is.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Plane crashes that stunned our city
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no evidence of foul play and blamed the crash on errors by the pilot, who failed to retract the plane’s spoilers, or air brakes, at the critical ...
Day before D.C. plane crash, another jet had to abort first landing at Reagan National
The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan ...