How American Airlines recovers from a tragic crash that’s ‘not their fault’
It’s been one week since American Eagle Flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac River, and the work has only begun to recover ...
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Here's a look at all the deadly aircraft crashes in the Triad since 2000
Most fatalities in the Triad – like those across the state – involve smaller private planes, often operating out of ...
A Runway Switch, a Vague Alert: What Pilots Heard Before Fatal D.C. Crash
The pilots of the American Airlines regional jet in the Washington airport collision acted as expected, aviation safety ...
DCA’s decades-long struggle with safety
The tragic collision between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport brought forth an ...
Divers return to frigid Potomac River to recover wreckage and remains
As a salvage team continues to work in cold winter conditions to lift debris from the frigid water, key questions into the ...
Grieving family members visit site of DC plane crash
Family members of the victims of the plane crash in Washington, D.C., visited the crash site on Sunday morning. Dozens of the victims' loved ones could be seen gathered by the Potomac River to ...
American Airlines pilots made last-minute heroic attempt to save passengers but it was too late
Preliminary data from a data recorder recovered from the plane shows how its nose was pulled up seconds before impact of the worst US aviation accident in nearly 25 years ...
Pilots tried to pull passenger jet’s nose up within seconds of deadly DC helicopter collision, preliminary NTSB shows
Pilots of the American Airlines jet seemed to try to pull up just before hitting a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, ...
NTSB reveals American Airlines pilot may have tried last-minute maneuver to avoid crash
In a press briefing, NTSB board member Todd Inman spoke about the "last second" movement of the American Airlines plane.
Recordings, data aid in search for cause of deadly midair crash, officials say
Investigators are working to determine the exact altitude of the doomed helicopter and whether its crew was using night ...
Another flight was forced into last second redirect at DCA just 24 hours before deadly crash
An American Airlines flight headed into Reagan National Airport 24-hours before the fatal crash Wednesday was forced into a last-minute go-around to avoid another aircraft — the second known redirect ...
American Airlines pilot may have attempted last-minute move to avoid collision: NTSB
The pilot of the passenger plane that hit a military chopper and crashed in the Potomac River this week may have attempted a ...