Equipment malfunction, dropped messages looked at by NTSB in midair crash near D.C.
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into flight data discrepancies, potential altimeter malfunctions and a ...
Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.’s Ronald ...
Black Hawk crew may not have heard message to 'pass behind' DC-bound plane before midair crash: NTSB
The NTSB said Army Black Hawk crew may not have heard a message to "pass behind" the D.C.-bound passenger plane before the ...
NTSB considering possibility of ‘bad data’ leading to Potomac plane crash
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said they are examining potential discrepancies between the actual altitude of the Army helicopter and its altimeter readings.
Black Hawk crew might not have heard tower instructions, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board said the helicopter’s cockpit voice recorder didn’t capture key directions from ...
NTSB: helicopter crew may not have heard key air traffic control transmission before DCA mid-air collision
National Transportation Safety Board officials said Friday that a key transmission from Reagan National Airport’s air traffic ...
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NTSB discusses the moments before a fatal air crash near Reagan National Airport
The National Transportation Safety Board has finished on-scene investigation of January's fatal crash between a regional jet ...
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NTSB says it's possible helicopter crew didn't hear air traffic instructions ahead of DC collision
NTSB Chairwoman Homendy said the collision likely occurred at approximately 325 feet in the air, which is outside of the helicopter's 200-foot limit for the area.
NTSB Yellow Line crash report finds CTA disabled a braking feature, contributing to collision
An NTSB investigation into a CTA Yellow Line crash found the transit agency’s decision to disable a braking feature partly ...
NTSB looking at possible bad data, missed tower message in Army chopper's collision with jet
The U.S. Army Black Hawk crew possibly didn't know there was an impending collision with a American Airlines jet in ...