Army helicopter was warned about American Airlines plane twice — with final alert coming just seconds before DC crash
The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines flight was alerted to the plane’s presence by air control ...
Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence two minutes before collision
Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, ...
Pilots tried to pull passenger jet’s nose up within seconds of deadly DC helicopter collision, preliminary NTSB data shows
The American Airlines flight involved in the deadly collision with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, DC, seemed to ...
Video appears to show American Airlines flight’s collision with a US Army helicopter near DC
Grainy video footage taken in the dark of night, seemingly by an airport CCTV camera, appears to capture the moment American ...
DC plane crash data show conflicting altitude readings from American Airlines jet and military helicopter
Readings have been compared from the black box recovered from American Eagle flight 5342 and the air traffic control tower ...
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National Airport has long struggled to manage helicopter traffic, records show
The agency’s annual staffing plans show that the tower had 21 fully ... flight] or DCA Tower to the associated helicopter,” the pilot wrote. Air traffic controllers, for their part, have ...
Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings
Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes ...
What air traffic audio tells us about helicopter pilot's actions moments before mid-air crash
New audio reveals the helicopter pilot said he was able to see the American Airlines passenger plane, and twice requested ...