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 · 22h

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 · 3h

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.

US restricts helicopter flights after Washington crash, 'black boxes' recovered

The NTSB has conducted interviews with air traffic controllers, including the lone controller working inside Reagan's tower ...

New York Post7d

Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site

The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington ... congested airports in the wake of Wednesday’s crash. U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Aviation guidelines ...

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Flying’s gotten safer — and less reported on. Washington crash shows how the aviation beat is fading

In the days after last week's plane collision in Washington, Pete Muntean was a fixture on the air at CNN. Pete who? Viewers ...

The Washington Post9d

What we know about the plane and military helicopter crash in D.C.

An American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night. Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River in Washington.

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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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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 ...

All major wreckage from DC plane crash removed from Potomac River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says crews have successfully taken all major pieces of wreckage from the D.C. plane crash ...

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Senators grill investigators on the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter

Investigators trying to determine what caused last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter ...

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