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Newly released video shows horrific moment Army Black Hawk and American Airlines plane collided in fiery DC crash

The NTSB showed the harrowing video of the Jan. 29 crash over the Potomac River as the agency kicked off a three-day hearing ...

Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter's path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA

Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C.

Washington DC crash investigation shows chopper flying above altitude limit

It showed how the helicopter flew above the 200 feet (61 metres) altitude limit on the helicopter route along the Potomac ...

Helicopter in fatal Washington plane crash was flying too high

Investigators conclude pilots of Black Hawk did not hear warning from air traffic controllers to pass behind jet ...

Investigators detail points of failure leading to Washington DC-area plane crash

Photo / Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles, US Coast Guard via ) Investigators painted a devastating picture today of ...

Ted Cruz rolls out bill to prevent midair collisions six months after deadly DC plane crash

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday introduced a bill to prevent midair collisions, six months to the date after a Black Hawk ...

Families of Washington, D.C. plane crash victims call for safer skies as near misses continue

There were 26 near misses in the three months following the DC mid-air crash, the Hearst Television Data Team found. About 40 ...

Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry

Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal aviation workers emerged Thursday as key factors in investigators' inquiry ...