Key takeaways from NTSB’s preliminary report on deadly midair collision between DC plane and military helicopter
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that helicopter traffic be banned from a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River when flights are landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Ban extended on helicopter route involved in deadly D.C. midair collision after NTSB warns of "serious safety risk"
The NTSB issued its preliminary report on the midair collision between a passenger plane and helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January.
NTSB releases preliminary report on DCA collision, tells FAA to address helicopter routes
The NTSB released a preliminary report on the DCA collision between a plane and helicopter in January while giving urgent recommendations to the FAA.
4 key takeaways from the NTSB reports on the deadly D.C. plane crash
The release of the reports followed a news conference by NTSB officials who said Federal Aviation Administration procedures that governed the airspace near Reagan National Airport before the crash allowed for an “intolerable risk” that increased the chance of midair collisions,
NTSB calling for changes to helicopter operations around DCA after deadly midair collision
More than a month after an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport (DCA), killing 67 people, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are calling for immediate changes to helicopter routes around DCA because they said it poses “an intolerable risk to aviation safety.
Fatal crash near DCA exposes alarming risks of helicopter routes in commercial airspace
In a press briefing, the NTSB shared the investigation's initial findings on potentially unreliable data recording and an Air ...
US House panel opens investigation into fatal January jet-helicopter collision
A U.S. House of Representatives oversight subcommittee said on Thursday it is investigating the collision in January between ...
Person injured in north Alabama explosion; emergency helicopter responding to scene
One person was injured following an explosion late Thursday afternoon in north Alabama. Morgan County sheriff’s deputies and ...
Medical helicopter crash in Mississippi kills pilot and 2 hospital workers
A medical transport helicopter crashed Monday in Mississippi, while carrying two hospital workers and a pilot, officials said ...
What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter
An American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29 as the plane prepared to land at Washington, ...
Medical transport helicopter crash leaves crew members, pilot dead
A University of Mississippi Medical Center medical transport helicopter crashed into a wooded area in Madison County on ...
2 skiers stranded on South Sister whisked to safety by Black Hawk helicopter
Rescuers with the Oregon Army National Guard ferried two skiers stranded on South Sister to safety on Tuesday. The skiers, 19 ...
Three die in medical helicopter crash in Mississippi
Three people aboard a medical helicopter were killed when the aircraft crashed in rural Mississippi, officials said.
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash
Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near ...
US House panel opens investigation into fatal jet helicopter collision
A U.S. House of Representatives oversight subcommittee said Thursday it is investigating the collision in January between an ...
3 teen boys charged after Toronto carjacking, police release helicopter video of arrests
Three teen boys who were chased by police on foot and in a helicopter have been arrested and charged in a carjacking in ...