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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 ...
Day 2 of NTSB hearing on deadly DC crash
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for not “taking ownership ...
Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears
Military helicopter traffic over Washington was a longtime worry among aviators operating around the airport where an Army ...
NTSB questions flight training procedures during congressional hearings over January plane crash
The NTSB continued its hearings Thursday into the deadly air collision between a military aircraft and a passenger jet.
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 ...
Army helicopter that crashed with commercial plane in DC was flying above altitude limit: NTSB
The Army helicopter that collided with a plane over D.C. in January had incorrect altitude readings, contributing to the ...
NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January ...
Army knew of Black Hawk altitude errors years before DCA crash, NTSB finds
A National Transportation Safety Board hearing revealed that the U.S. Army was aware of altitude discrepancies on Black Hawk ...
'Infuriated by this' Families attend crash hearing as NTSB focuses on FAA
At a hearing about the January midair collision involving a passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter, the NTSB hearing is painting a picture of a control tower that was understaffed and ill-equipped ...