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Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The Army goggles would have made it difficult to see the plane's colored lights, which might have helped the Black Hawk determine the plane's direction. The goggles also limited the pilots' peripheral vision as they flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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 about a potential collision in the moments before a crash between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that killed 67 people.
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...
The NTSB continued its hearings Thursday into the deadly air collision between a military aircraft and a passenger jet.
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The board focused on air traffic control and heard it was common for pilots to ask to use visual separation — relying on ...
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The Army helicopter that collided with a plane over D.C. in January had incorrect altitude readings, contributing to the ...
At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.
A National Transportation Safety Board hearing revealed that the U.S. Army was aware of altitude discrepancies on Black Hawk ...
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January ...
A witness criticized the safety of Ronald Reagan National Airport’s airspace since a mid-air crash in January during day two ...
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