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NTSB press Army over helicopter altimeter issues on day 1 of hearings
NTSB members became frustrated at the U.S. Army's timeline to fix altimeter issues during the first hearing on the fatal Jan.
Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision had faulty altitude gauge, NTSB says
Investigators testifying at a hearing into the January's mid-air crash in Washington DC suggest faulty altitude data may have ...
'Just make it work': NTSB investigates air traffic control culture after deadly collision
The National Transportation Safety Board is examining the air traffic control practices at Reagan National Airport following ...
NTSB zeroes in on helicopter issues in fatal collision
The National Transportation Safety Board hearing began Wednesday with the disturbing video of Flight 5342, an American ...
Close call between commercial plane and medical helicopter reported at Pittsburgh International Airport
According to a report filed through the Aviation Safety Reporting System, the pilot of the commercial plane said a medical helicopter was cleared by air traffic control to fly in front of and below ...
Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals
The first of the National Transportation Safety Board’s three days of investigative hearings is underway to help determine ...
NTSB Head Rips FAA For Handling Of Army Helicopter Collision With Passenger Jet: ’67 People Are Dead’
Several revelations have been made during the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Midair Collision ...
NTSB launches hearings on deadly collision between helicopter and passenger plane
Three days of investigative hearings on the deadly midair collision between a military helicopter and passenger plane over ...
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Airspace not safe around Reagan National Airport, witness tells NTSB
"Absolutely, it's safe to fly in," Nick Fuller, the acting deputy chief operations officer for the FAA, told the NTSB. "The ...