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Facebook Tweet Email Link Washington, DC  —  The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of the investigation into January’s deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. It was the second of three days of investigative hearings into what happened in the accident that killed 67 people. That night, the …

Tower failed to warn plane of Black Hawk’s path before D.C. crash, FAA says  The Washington Post Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: ‘Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead’  ABC News Controllers asked for fewer flights at Reagan National …

Key Takeaways From the D.C. Plane Crash Hearing  The New York Times New information from NTSB hearing shows timeline of events in DC plane crash  WTAE Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision had faulty altitude gauge, NTSB says  BBC 130 feet from disaster: What …

Investigators probing the January midair collision of a passenger plane and an Army helicopter over Washington that killed 67 people found the chopper was flying higher than it should have been and its altitude readings were inaccurate. The details came out of the first day of National Transportation Safety Board hearings in Washington, where investigators aim to uncover insights into …

Investigators detail points of failure leading to D.C.-area plane crash  The Washington Post Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN Key Takeaways From the D.C. Plane Crash Hearing  The New York Times NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: ‘Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead’  ABC News Helicopter …

N.T.S.B. Details Evidence in Fatal Crash at Reagan National Airport  The New York Times Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN New information from NTSB hearing shows timeline of events in DC plane crash  KCCI Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision had faulty altitude gauge, NTSB says  BBC NTSB hearing: Army …

130 feet from disaster: What we learned about the deadliest airline crash in decades  Politico Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN N.T.S.B. Details Evidence in Fatal Crash at Reagan National Airport  The New York Times Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision had faulty altitude gauge, NTSB says  BBC Six months …

Pilots for Army Black Hawk Discussed Changing Course Before Crash  The New York Times Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision had faulty altitude gauge, NTSB says  BBC NTSB hearing: Army helicopter’s location system wasn’t working before deadly D.C. plane crash  The Washington Post NTSB …

US probes Army helicopter altitude data in fatal January crash with jet  Reuters Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN Helicopter in fatal Washington plane crash was flying too high  The Telegraph ‘It’s going to be a gut punch’: Families of Flight 5342 brace for days-long NTSB investigative hearing  WAVY.com Helicopter …