Black Hawk pilots may have missed air traffic directive, flown on ‘bad’ altitude data before crash
The Black Hawk pilots who collided with an American Airlines plane last month may not have heard vital information given by ...
Faulty altitude reading, missed radio instructions may be factors in Black Hawk crash
The National Transportation Safety Board disclosed new details about the collision between the helicopter and an American ...
NTSB Reveals Altitude Discrepancies, Lost Communication With Helicopter Before Crash
The Black Hawk helicopter may have been flying with “bad data” and didn’t hear all air traffic control instructions before ...
Helicopter May Have Shown Wrong Altitude Prior to Crash Near DC
The crew of a US Army helicopter may have had faulty altitude readings and not heard a key instruction from air-traffic ...
NTSB: Night vision goggles, altitude readings may have contributed to deadly Potomac crash
NBC News' Erin McLaughlin summarizes key takeaways from Friday's briefing by the National Transportation Safety Board ...
NTSB considering possibility of ‘bad data’ leading to Potomac plane crash
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said they are examining potential discrepancies between the actual altitude of the Army ...
A timeline of last month’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed ...
Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
Investigators say the crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.’s Ronald ...
D.C. Crash Update: Helicopter crew may have been getting incorrect altitude readings
The NTSB said today the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a passenger jet over the Potomac River may have been getting incorrect altitude readings ahead of the collision. NBC News’ Erin ...
Scientists have a new explanation for the last two years of record heat
Rising temperatures are fueled, in part, by declining cloud cover — which could be a potential climate feedback loop.
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NTSB: helicopter crew may not have heard key air traffic control transmission before DCA mid-air collision
National Transportation Safety Board officials said Friday that a key transmission from Reagan National Airport’s air traffic ...
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1,000 surveillance helicopters: India's push for high-altitude military superiority
India plans to procure 1,000 high-altitude surveillance helicopters for day-night operations, boosting border security and ...