The agency says the approved helicopter route is too close to the approach to the runway where an American Eagle plane was ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...