washington helicopter crash

Army helicopter had key tracking system turned off

DC plane crash updates: Helicopter had advanced tracking system turned off, lawmaker says

The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an passenger jet near Washington, D.C., had an advanced surveillance system turned off.

Reuters on MSN · 23h

Army helicopter tracking turned off at time of Washington crash, NYT says

The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet last week in Washington had its tracking technology turned off at the time of the crash, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz told the New York Times. The technology allows air traffic controllers to better track the movement of an aircraft.

The New York Times · 1d

Army Helicopter’s Tracking Technology Turned Off at Time of Crash

Senator Ted Cruz, the chairman of the committee with oversight of transportation, said there was no compelling reason for the technology not to have been in use when the helicopter collided with a commercial jet over the Potomac River.

FAA to reduce flights at Reagan National Airport

The Associated Press on MSN · 4h

28 agencies were authorized to fly helicopters near Reagan Airport before deadly crash

The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport before its Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet last week,

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Flights into Reagan airport being reduced indefinitely due to crash

Helicopter flights at the airport have been restricted indefinitely since Friday. Local officials and pilots have warned for years that the airspace at National is dangerously cro

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Washington Reagan National Airport limits flights as FAA investigates fatal crash

Following a deadly mid-air collision near Washington Reagan National Airport, the FAA is reducing hourly flight arrivals to improve safety.

What we know after American Eagle plane and Black Hawk helicopter collide near Washington, D.C.

Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel were killed, and a recovery ...

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Figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash to take place in Washington in March

A figure skating tribute will take place in Washington, D.C., in early March to support victims of the midair collision and ...

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Black Hawk helicopter's altitude at issue; families of crash victims 'want answers'

Victims' families gathered near the site where a plane and copter collided and fell into the Potomac River. 'They are all ...

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Major Washington DC crash update as helicopter crew likely wearing night-vision goggles

The Black Haw's Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast - which allowed it to broadcast its location and other information - was disabled during the crash.

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Data Suggests Another Army Helicopter Flew Above D.C. Maximum Altitude Before Crash

Flight data posted online appears to show another Army helicopter flying higher than the maximum altitude allowed around ...

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Trump Responds to Fatal Passenger Jet, Army Helicopter Crash

In the deadliest U.S. major commercial aviation incident in 16 years, there were no survivors in a collision between a ...

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Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high before DC midair crash with American Airlines flight, NTSB confirms

Data from air traffic control radar showed the military chopper was flying at 300 feet on the air traffic control display at ...

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One week after horrific crash, last pieces of jet being pulled from river: Updates

ARLINGTON, Va. − Crews were working to complete the removal of wreckage of a commercial jet and military helicopter from the ...

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