Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
The crew of the Army helicopter that hit a jet may have had inaccurate altitude readings and may not have heard air traffic controllers' instructions, officials say.
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 Jan. 29 midair crash over the Potomac River.
Black Hawk crew might not have heard crucial tower instruction, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board said the helicopter’s cockpit voice recorder didn’t capture key directions from air-traffic control and is investigating whether the crew might have seen a different altitude on the flight instruments.
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 control tower may not have been heard by Army Black Hawk helicopter pilots just before they were collided with an American Airlines regional jet last month,
Black Hawk pilots may have missed key instruction from tower, NTSB says
The NTSB gave an update on its investigation into the Potomac River crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter in January.
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 ...
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 ...
NTSB releases new details on D.C. midair collision
The National Transportation Safety Board Friday laid out new details on its investigation into a midair collision between an ...
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NTSB Investigates Mechanical Failure in Collision Between Aircraft at Scottsdale Airport
The NTSB is investigating a mechanical failure incident at Scottsdale Airport involving a private jet collision.
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NTSB: Message to Black Hawk pilots to ‘pass behind’ DC-bound plane was ‘stepped on’
NTSB investigators said that the American Airlines crash that occurred in January was possibly caused by two major technical mishaps.
DC plane crash: New details emerge from NTSB investigation
The NTSB gave an update Friday on the devastating crash in Washington, D.C., between an American Airlines plane and U.S. Army ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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National Transportation Safety Board chair visits Nome days after fatal Bering Air crash
Jennifer Homendy told KNOM that the agency will likely issue its first report on the crash in roughly a month.