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Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores and Dalia Faheid, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A preliminary analysis of the flight data and ...
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A timeline of the collision between a passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter in DC
A commercial passenger plane bound for Reagan National Airport collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River just outside of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. There were 64 ...
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Pilots tried to pull passenger jet’s nose up within seconds of deadly DC helicopter collision, preliminary NTSB data shows
(CNN) — The American Airlines flight involved in the deadly collision with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, DC, seemed to increase its pitch just before the impact, preliminary data from a ...
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WA has 38 aircraft to fight bushfires including Black Hawk helicopters
There are 38 aircraft in WA to help fight bushfires, and four of them are ex-military Black Hawk helicopters. It takes special skills to pilot the Black Hawk but they are effective in battling a ...
Wall Street Journal14d
Black Boxes, 41 Bodies Recovered After Plane-Helicopter Collision
Authorities investigating the cause of this week's midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a military helicopter have recovered the black boxes from both aircraft.
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Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
near the wreckage of a mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) A Coast Guard vessel with a crane works near the ...
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Washington plane crash: What air traffic audio tells us about helicopter pilot's actions moments before mid-air collision
New audio reveals the helicopter pilot said he was able to see the American Airlines passenger plane, and twice requested permission to manoeuvre around it by sight and without further ground support.
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Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high as it should have been — but the Black Hawk was not equipped with a ...
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The final minutes of American Airlines flight 5342
Bluestreak is the call sign for PSA flights. The pilots agreed, and within minutes, the plane collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. All 67 people on board both aircraft died. Business ...
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FAA restricts helicopter routes in DC region
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday announced it would restrict helicopter routes in the Washington region following a deadly collision this week between an Army Black Hawk and a ...
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New Videos More Clearly Show Helicopter Colliding With Passenger Plane
Two new videos have emerged capturing Wednesday’s midair collision of a passenger plane with a military helicopter in Washington, D.C., offering a clearer view of the catastrophe that killed 67 people ...