Approach for Reagan National’s Runway 33 is within feet of helicopter corridor
A Washington Post analysis of FAA maps shows the proximity of the flight path to a helicopter “tunnel” at a midair crossroads ...
Investigation into DC plane and helicopter collision looking at potential mistakes in ‘no margin for error’ situation
By Andy Rose, Pete Muntean and Oren Liebermann, CNN Washington (CNN) — As recovery crews endure cold water and miserable rain Friday to attempt to pull more wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 ...
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Investigation into DC plane and helicopter collision looking at potential mistakes in ‘no margin for error’ situation
FAA charts show helicopters in the corridor where the Black Hawk was at the time of the collision – east of the airport and perpendicular to the approach to one of the airport’s runways ...
Senators grill investigators on the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter
Investigators trying to determine what caused last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter ...
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NTSB: Black Hawk Involved in D.C. Midair May Have Been Flying Too High
According to an investigative update, the U.S. Army helicopter may have been flying more than 100 feet higher than permitted.
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Deadliest plane crashes that shaped Nevada's history and what caused them
which ordered the creation of what is now the Federal Aviation Administration and many modern flight safety measures. It is also one of the reasons that military flight practice is no longer ...