Investigators Say Deadly Midair Collision near DC Followed Years of Ignored Warnings about Traffic
WASHINGTON — National Transportation Safety Board members were deeply troubled Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk collided a year ago, killing 67 people near Washington, D.C. A helicopter route in the approach path of a Reagan National […]
Investigators Say Black Hawk Altitude Gauges May Have Been Inaccurate Prior to Deadly DC Airplane Collision
A three-person Army Black Hawk helicopter crew may not have received accurate altitude readings in their cockpit or an important transmission from air traffic control before the deadly crash with a passenger aircraft over Washington, D.C., late last month, according to investigators. During a press conference Friday afternoon, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy […]
Investigators Examine Altitude Data in Black Hawk and Passenger Jet Collision
ARLINGTON, Va. — The remains of all 67 victims of last week’s midair collision of an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital have been recovered, authorities said Tuesday. All but one has been identified. Meanwhile the NTSB said it was examining new data that could put the helicopter above its […]
Army Reservist Who Warned About Maine Killer Before Shootings to Testify Before Investigators
AUGUSTA, Maine — A U.S. Army reservist who sounded the clearest warning ahead of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting is expected to answer questions Thursday from the commission investigating the tragedy. Six weeks before Robert Card killed 18 people at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston, his best friend and fellow reservist Sean Hodgson texted […]
Soldier Crashed Helicopter Before Running to and Crashing a Second in 2022 Suicide, Investigators Find
An Army officer appears to have crashed one Black Hawk helicopter, then run to another that he subsequently crashed, triggering a large explosion and killing himself, according to the service’s investigation into a 2022 incident — parts of which were obtained by Military.com. Investigators ruled the death a suicide. Just before 2 a.m. on March […]