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Helicopter in fatal Washington plane crash was flying too high
The army helicopter that crashed into a passenger jet over Washington DC was flying too high, investigators have concluded.
NTSB opens hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane
Three days of investigative hearings on the deadly midair collision over Washington in January began Wednesday, aiming to ...
Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would’ve had difficulty ...
Some air traffic controllers wanted to close a helicopter route near Washington’s airport. It was abandoned as ‘too political.’
An ad hoc working group that involved air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport recommended shuttering the helicopter route used the night of a deadly midair collision ...
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Coast Guard helicopter crew evacuates woman with health emergency from cruise ship off Washington coast
A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria medevaced a woman experiencing a health emergency onboard the cruise ship Carnival Legend nearly 120 miles west of Grays Harbor, Washington ...