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5 new details from hearing on DC crash that killed 67

Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on what could have prevented crash

The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational systems to manage risk. It is the third and final day of investigative hearings probing January’s midair collision between a US Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet,

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NTSB concludes testimony in deadly midair plane crash over DC

Investigators so far have highlighted several factors that may have contributed to the collision, which left 67 people dead.

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NTSB hearings on DCA crash investigation enter final day

Friday was the final day of the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) three-day hearing on the deadly plane crash at Reagan Airport that took the lives of 67 people in January. Much of Thursday's focus was on air traffic controllers and the long-held concerns about military traffic near Reagan National Airport but on Friday,

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NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...

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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 spotting the plane while wearing night vision goggles, experts told the ...

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Aircraft in DCA collision lacked certain anti-collision systems, NTSB says

NTSB investigators found Friday that the aircraft involved in the mid-air collision over DCA lacked certain collision ...

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 ...

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