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Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts say
The goggles were discussed Friday at the NTSB’s third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash, which ...
Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears
The board focused on air traffic control and heard it was common for pilots to ask to use visual separation — relying on ...
NTSB questions controller's failure to alert jet before January crash in Washington, DC
The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday questioned the failure of an air traffic controller to issue a warning ...
How 3 Lives Intersected in the Final Moments of the D.C. Crash
Documents released in the inquiry into the deadly collision of a military helicopter and a passenger jet reveal a smart but ...
Black Hawk Helicopter Probably Didn't Realize How High It Was Before Fatal Collision with Passenger Plane: Officials
Six months after an Army helicopter crashed into an American Airlines passenger plane near Washington, D.C., killing 67 people, officials now say the crew in the chopper likely believed they were flyi ...