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 ...
28 agencies were authorized to fly helicopters near Reagan Airport before deadly crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National ...
Helicopter black box and 41 bodies recovered; Army identifies 2 soldiers: DC crash recap
While authorities focus on the cause of the US's deadliest aviation disaster since 2001, families are mourning their loved ...
FAA restricts flight path used by helicopter in fatal collision
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.
‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter’s black box recovered
Investigators have announced that the black box from the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a commercial jetliner ...
Black boxes with flight data, cockpit audio salvaged from DC plane crash wreckage
The American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided as the plane was landing Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan ...
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Helicopters flying along Potomac River frequently pose dangers to passenger jets
On Tuesday night, just 24 hours before a deadly collision between a military helicopter and a regional jet at Reagan National Airport, a different passenger jet coming in for a landing at the airport ...
What is known about the deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter
An American Airlines jet hit an Army helicopter carrying three soldiers as the plane got ready to land at Reagan National ...
Black box recovered from American Airlines 5342 plane after collision with helicopter
The crash involved an American Airlines regional jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter carrying three soldiers on a ...
Pilots have reported repeated close calls similar to fatal collision near DC airport
WASHINGTON — (AP) — Airline pilots flying into Washington, D.C., have reported nearly a dozen near misses that were scarily ...
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The D.C. Plane Crash Is No Mystery
“You would be pretty focused on landing the plane, knowing of the helicopter generally ... can hope for is to find the cockpit voice recorder and hear what a pilot is saying in their final ...
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Airline Pilots Previously Reported Close Calls With Helicopters Near Reagan Airport
By Emily Steel Airline pilots ... there was a helicopter about 300 feet below the airplane and climbing slowly. Pilots wrenched the plane away from a potential collision before landing safely.