A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January 29, indicated the ...
Flight data shows Black Hawk helicopter C-FHKS heading to the border near Hinchinbrooke, Que., on the morning of Feb. 23, when it appears to have assisted in an illegal crossing operation.
Federal crash investigators have said a helicopter route used by an Army Black Hawk for training when it crashed midair with a passenger aircraft over Washington, D.C., in late January, killing all ...
The National Transportation Safety Board gave an update on its investigation into the deadly midair collision between an ...
The crew was on a check flight requiring the pilot to test night vision goggles. The helicopter was traveling along Route 1, a stretch of the Potomac River frequently flown by Army Black Hawk ...
Homendy said the Army Black Hawk crew was likely wearing night-vision goggles throughout the flight, which could have affected what they were able to see in the dark near a bright airport.
The agency says the approved helicopter route is too close to the approach to the runway where an American Eagle plane was ...
The Black Hawk crashed into Flight 5342 just before 9 p.m. as the jet was enroute to Reagan National Airport from Wichita, Kan. The collision sent both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River ...
The crew also may not have clearly heard that the American Airlines flight was “circling” in the DC airspace, investigators found. The Black Hawk collided with Flight 5342, which was en route ...
To analyze this theory, The Washington Post made a 3D model, using flight data and air traffic control transmissions, and conducted interviews with five former Black Hawk pilots to recreate the ...
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy speaks during a news conference Friday in Washington about the fatal Black Hawk-jet collision ... Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas ...
A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January 29, indicated the ...