Five air traffic controllers grilled over moments that led to DC plane crash with helicopter as investigators issue somber update
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Five air traffic controllers grilled over moments that led to DC plane crash with helicopter as investigators issue somber update

Daily Mail  

Five air traffic controllers who were working on the night of the fatal collision between a plane and helicopter over Washington DC have been questioned on their role in the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board is continuing to probe Wednesday night's tragedy after first responders finally pulled all 67 bodies from the Potomac River. Investigators are developing a detailed timeline of the crash and compiling flight data and communications between the air traffic controllers and the jet and helicopter. Five air traffic controllers who were working on the night of the fatal collision between a plane and helicopter over Washington DC have been questioned The National Transportation Safety Board is continuing to probe Wednesday night's tragedy after first responders finally managed to pull all 67 bodies from the Potomac River The duo have been charged with computer trespass for allegedly making the unauthorized copy from Airports Authority records.

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US probe reports high risk of plane-chopper crashes in Washington
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1 week, 4 days ago

US probe reports high risk of plane-chopper crashes in Washington

Raw Story  

US investigators probing a deadly crash between an airliner and a military helicopter near Washington said Tuesday that air corridors serving the capital city are too risky and should be changed. In that January 29 tragedy, a passenger plane preparing to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport collided with a US Army helicopter flying along a designated air corridor. "We've …

Chopper involved in Washington DC mid-air collision may have missed air traffic control instructions: Officials
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1 month, 1 week ago

Chopper involved in Washington DC mid-air collision may have missed air traffic control instructions: Officials

Firstpost  

The National Transportation Safety Board chair, Jennifer Homendy, told reporters that the recording from the Black Hawk helicopter cockpit suggested the crew may have missed the key instruction Authorities with the NTSB, in coordination with SUPSALV, recover the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, along the Potomac River, in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 6, 2025. @NTSB_Newsroom via X Authorities investigating the Washington …

Is it still safe to fly? What you need to know after Alaska and Washington DC plane incidents
1 month, 1 week ago

Is it still safe to fly? What you need to know after Alaska and Washington DC plane incidents

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nine passengers and a pilot are missing after Bering Air flight 445 vanished in the rural …

Washington DC plane crash: All major pieces of the wreckage have been recovered, NTSB says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Washington DC plane crash: All major pieces of the wreckage have been recovered, NTSB says

CNN  

CNN — All major pieces of the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter that collided last week in Washington, DC, have been recovered, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Saturday. Investigators were searching for wreckage from last week’s deadly midair collision and conducted an overnight scan of the Potomac River where the aircraft fell using advanced imaging technology to …

Federal officials recover wreckage of Black Hawk chopper involved in Washington DC mid-air collision
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Federal officials recover wreckage of Black Hawk chopper involved in Washington DC mid-air collision

Firstpost  

Meanwhile, the authorities also recovered some additional parts of the American Airlines plane that was about to land at the Reagan National Airport when it collided with the helicopter Authorities with the NTSB, in coordination with SUPSALV, recover the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, along the Potomac River, in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 6, 2025. @NTSB_Newsroom via X The authorities in …

DC plane crash: Investigators are set to brief lawmakers on the midair collision Thursday. Here’s what we know
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DC plane crash: Investigators are set to brief lawmakers on the midair collision Thursday. Here’s what we know

CNN  

CNN — Investigators trying to figure out what led to the deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, last week will brief lawmakers Thursday on what they’ve learned after combing through data from both aircraft and air traffic control. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images A plane takes off at Reagan National …

Chilling history of 'near-midair collisions' over DC airport
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chilling history of 'near-midair collisions' over DC airport

Daily Mail  

Aviation experts are sounding the alarm over the dangerous airspace over Reagan International Airport as they described last week's American Airlines crash as a 'disaster waiting to happen.' Retired US Army National Guard pilot Darrell Feller told ABC News this week the American Airlines crash reminded him of a terrifying incident a decade ago. Feller said he was piloting a …

Chilling history of near misses at DC airport where Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines plane
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chilling history of near misses at DC airport where Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines plane

Daily Mail  

Aviation experts are sounding the alarm over the dangerous airspace over Reagan International Airport as they described last week's American Airlines crash as a 'disaster waiting to happen.' Feller said he was piloting a military helicopter along the Potomac River near Reagan Airport when an air traffic controller warned him about a passenger jet landing on runway 3-3 - the …

A timeline of last week’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
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A timeline of last week’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001

Associated Press  

It has been nearly a week since a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001. At 8:47, as the two aircraft near each other, the controller again radios: “PAT25, do you have the CRJ in sight?” Then, again: “PAT25, pass behind …

All 67 bodies from Washington air disaster now recovered
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

All 67 bodies from Washington air disaster now recovered

Raw Story  

Salvage crews have recovered the bodies of all 67 people killed when a passenger plane and a US Army helicopter collided near Washington and plunged into the Potomac River, officials said Tuesday. So far crews have retrieved pieces including the right wing, a center section of the fuselage, part of the left wing, the tail cone and rudder, the National …

DC plane crash: Latest radar evidence suggests Black Hawk was flying too high, but NTSB wants more proof
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DC plane crash: Latest radar evidence suggests Black Hawk was flying too high, but NTSB wants more proof

CNN  

CNN — Newly released data from ground-based radar came out Tuesday suggesting an Army helicopter was flying higher than it was supposed to be when it collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 a week ago, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. According to the “best quality flight track data” available, the helicopter was flying at about 300 feet at …

Washington, DC officials identify 66 of 67 victims of midair collision
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Washington, DC officials identify 66 of 67 victims of midair collision

Hindustan Times  

By David Shepardson Washington, DC officials identify 66 of 67 victims of midair collision WASHINGTON -Washington, D.C. officials have now positively identified 66 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River. In the aftermath of the crash, the Federal Aviation Administration has imposed significant restrictions …

DC plane crash: Two airport workers arrested for 'leaking' horrific collision videos
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DC plane crash: Two airport workers arrested for 'leaking' horrific collision videos

Firstpost  

Two workers of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority were arrested after they were accused of leaking surveillance footage of last week’s deadly midair aircraft collision to CNN. Source: U S Coast Guard Two staffers of Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority have reportedly been arrested over allegations that they handed over surveillance footage of last week’s deadly midair aircraft collision to news …

Watch live: Recovery of DC plane crash wreckage continues after first parts removed from Potomac River
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Watch live: Recovery of DC plane crash wreckage continues after first parts removed from Potomac River

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Engine and wreckage recovered from Potomac river after deadly air collision near DC
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Engine and wreckage recovered from Potomac river after deadly air collision near DC

Firstpost  

Authorities have said the operation to remove the plane will take several days and they will then work to remove the military helicopter involved Rescue and salvage crews with cranes pull up the wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Va. AP Salvage crews have recovered an engine and …

Washington DC plane crash: Bodies of all victims have been recovered from river where jet collided with Black Hawk
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Washington DC plane crash: Bodies of all victims have been recovered from river where jet collided with Black Hawk

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN — Crews working at the site of the deadliest aviation disaster in a generation have recovered all 67 victims of the collision between two aircraft over the Potomac River in Washington, DC, officials said Tuesday. “NTSB needs additional information to verify data points from the Black Hawk,” the agency said in a post on X, adding that …

Remains of all 67 victims of D.C. plane-chopper collision have been recovered, officials say
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Remains of all 67 victims of D.C. plane-chopper collision have been recovered, officials say

LA Times  

A piece of wreckage is lifted onto a salvage vessel near the site in the Potomac River of a midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Arlington, Va. The remains of all 67 victims of last week’s midair collision of an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital have …

Salvage crews recover part of plane in fatal Washington crash
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Salvage crews recover part of plane in fatal Washington crash

Raw Story  

Salvage crews on Monday recovered part of the fuselage of a passenger plane that plunged into the Potomac River last week after colliding with a US Army helicopter, killing 67 people. A large crane assisted by a smaller one gingerly pulled the twisted wreckage of the Bombardier CRJ-700 operated by American Eagle airlines out of the water and placed it …

Crews Begin Removing Plane, Helicopter Wreckage From Potomac River
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Crews Begin Removing Plane, Helicopter Wreckage From Potomac River

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ARLINGTON, Va. — Salvage crews have removed a large portion of a commercial jet from the Potomac River near Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Monday, five days after a midair collision last week that killed 67 people. The crash between the American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter over Washington D.C. on Wednesday was the deadliest U.S. …

Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from DC midair collision
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from DC midair collision

Hindustan Times  

ARLINGTON, Va. — Crews were on scene on the Potomac River on Monday to retrieve the submerged wreckage of an airliner and an Army helicopter that collided midair last week in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001. Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from DC midair collision Authorities have recovered and identified 55 of the 67 …

DC plane crash update: Families visit crash site as officials yet to find bodies of 12 victims
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DC plane crash update: Families visit crash site as officials yet to find bodies of 12 victims

The Independent  

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Salvage crews recover engine, large portion of jet from river after deadly air collision near DC
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Salvage crews recover engine, large portion of jet from river after deadly air collision near DC

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Va. — Salvage crews have recovered an engine and large pieces of fuselage and are working to retrieve a wing from the wreckage of a commercial airliner involved in last week’s midair collision near Washington’s Reagan National Airport, officials said Monday. AP AUDIO: Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from DC midair collision AP correspondent Ed …

Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from DC midair collision
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from DC midair collision

The Independent  

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Watch live: View of DC plane crash site as officials continue search for 12 victims
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Watch live: View of DC plane crash site as officials continue search for 12 victims

The Independent  

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Victims of the Washington DC plane crash – full list so far
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Victims of the Washington DC plane crash – full list so far

The Independent  

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Washington DC plane crash: Everything we know so far about the deadly collision
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Washington DC plane crash: Everything we know so far about the deadly collision

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River near …

Air traffic controller 'left work early' before deadly crash as helicopter's flight height comes into question
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Air traffic controller 'left work early' before deadly crash as helicopter's flight height comes into question

The Independent  

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Recovery of DC jet wreckage begins as investigators review new information
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Recovery of DC jet wreckage begins as investigators review new information

CNN  

Washington CNN — Just offshore from the towering national monuments of Washington, a tall crane now hovers over the Potomac River. Inman said the Bombardier jet’s flight data recorder gives an altitude reading of about 325 feet at the time of impact, but air traffic controllers never had an indication the helicopter went above 200 feet. “They have gotten information, …

Recovery of DC jet wreckage begins as investigators review new information
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Recovery of DC jet wreckage begins as investigators review new information

CNN  

Washington CNN — Just offshore from the towering national monuments of Washington, a tall crane now hovers over the Potomac River. Inman said the Bombardier jet’s flight data recorder gives an altitude reading of about 325 feet at the time of impact, but air traffic controllers never had an indication the helicopter went above 200 feet. “They have gotten information, …

Salvage crews remove large portion of jet from D.C. river after deadly crash
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Salvage crews remove large portion of jet from D.C. river after deadly crash

LA Times  

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board and salvage crew members recover wreckage from the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet last week near Washington’s Reagan National Airport. Salvage crews removed a large portion of a commercial jet from the Potomac River near Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Monday, five days after a midair collision …

Black box data suggests Army helicopter from Washington DC plane crash was flying ‘too high’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Black box data suggests Army helicopter from Washington DC plane crash was flying ‘too high’

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. Army on Saturday released the name of the third soldier who died on a Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport this week, killing 67 people in all. The information was based on data recovered from the jet's flight data recorder - the "black box" that tracks the …

DC plane crash update: Army identifies helicopter pilot taking part in 'doomsday' training as black box recovered
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

DC plane crash update: Army identifies helicopter pilot taking part in 'doomsday' training as black box recovered

The Independent  

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DC plane crash latest: Black Hawk helicopter was performing 'doomsday' training at the time of collision
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

DC plane crash latest: Black Hawk helicopter was performing 'doomsday' training at the time of collision

The Independent  

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Haunting final photos inside doomed DC plane reveal young ice skating sisters and their parents
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Haunting final photos inside doomed DC plane reveal young ice skating sisters and their parents

Daily Mail  

Haunting final photos aboard the doomed American Airlines flight to Washington DC showed a pair of Olympic-hopeful ice-skating sisters posing for pictures snapped by their proud parents. Everly Livingston, 14, and her younger sister Alydia, 11, were seen in haunting final images aboard the doomed American Airlines flight to Washington, DC, smiling for their parents The girls' parents Donna and …

Washington DC midair collision: Bodies recovery efforts, Investigation findings - What we know so far
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Washington DC midair collision: Bodies recovery efforts, Investigation findings - What we know so far

Live Mint  

A tragic midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army helicopter near Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night has claimed the lives of all 67 people on board. As investigators work to determine the cause, recovery efforts are ongoing, and authorities are piecing together the final moments leading up to the crash. Investigators have …

Washington DC midair collision: US Army refuses to identify female black hawk pilot killed in crash
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Washington DC midair collision: US Army refuses to identify female black hawk pilot killed in crash

Live Mint  

The US Army has chosen not to disclose the name of the female pilot who was killed in a tragic midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday. The US Army has opted not to reveal the name of the female pilot who tragically lost her life in a midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on …

Pilots tried to pull passenger jet’s nose up within seconds of deadly DC helicopter collision, preliminary NTSB data shows
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pilots tried to pull passenger jet’s nose up within seconds of deadly DC helicopter collision, preliminary NTSB data shows

CNN  

CNN — The American Airlines flight involved in the deadly collision with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, DC, seemed to increase its pitch just before the impact, preliminary data from a data recorder recovered from the plane shows. Inman noted that investigators “currently don’t have the readout from the Black Hawk” so they cannot provide information about what altitude …

The moments before a helicopter and plane collided midair over the Potomac River
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The moments before a helicopter and plane collided midair over the Potomac River

CNN  

CNN — Before American Eagle Flight 5342 took to the air from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday evening, on its way to the nation’s capital, figure skater Spencer Lane snapped a photo of the plane’s wing stretched out over the tarmac toward the horizon. As the inky black Potomac spread out below the helicopter, an air traffic controller at Reagan National contacted …

Pilots tried to pull passenger jet’s nose up within seconds of deadly DC helicopter collision, preliminary NTSB data shows
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pilots tried to pull passenger jet’s nose up within seconds of deadly DC helicopter collision, preliminary NTSB data shows

CNN  

CNN — The American Airlines flight involved in the deadly collision with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, DC, seemed to increase its pitch just before the impact, preliminary data from a data recorder recovered from the plane shows. Inman noted that investigators “currently don’t have the readout from the Black Hawk” so they cannot provide information about what altitude …

The moments before a helicopter and plane collided midair over the Potomac River
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The moments before a helicopter and plane collided midair over the Potomac River

CNN  

CNN — Before American Eagle Flight 5342 took to the air from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday evening, on its way to the nation’s capital, figure skater Spencer Lane snapped a photo of the plane’s wing stretched out over the tarmac toward the horizon. As the inky black Potomac spread out below the helicopter, an air traffic controller at Reagan National contacted …

Conflicting preliminary data raise questions about aircrafts’ altitude at time of plane-helicopter crash
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Conflicting preliminary data raise questions about aircrafts’ altitude at time of plane-helicopter crash

LA Times  

Members of a Fire and Rescue team search for debris on the Potomac River on Saturday, near where an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter collided. Preliminary data showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, killing 67 people, investigators said Saturday. Data from the …

DC Edit | US air disaster was avoidable
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | US air disaster was avoidable

Deccan Chronicle  

It wasn’t the best of months for human safety. Early media reports had it that the air collision was caused by the sheer folly of understaffing the air traffic control system of the Reagan airport whereby one controller was handling both the incoming plane and the helicopter. “Can you see the plane?” was the most foolish question an air traffic …

Washington DC plane crash: Here's the full list of victims
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Washington DC plane crash: Here's the full list of victims

Hindustan Times  

The ghastly plane crash between an American Airlines flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., has resulted in the recovery of at least 40 bodies, wiping out entire families and claiming the lives of several, including a TikTok skating star, a renowned athlete couple, and all four flight crew members. U.S. Coast Guard, …

Hero Captain Sully's terrifying theory on why DC plane crash happened
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hero Captain Sully's terrifying theory on why DC plane crash happened

Daily Mail  

Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger has said he believes flying at night over water could be factors in what led to a American Airlines flight colliding with a helicopter, killing 67 people. Sully, who famously landed a passenger plane on the Hudson River in 2009, told The New York Times the two factors could have made avoiding the chopper harder. He …

Heartbreaking images show aftermath of jet-chopper collision that killed 67
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Heartbreaking images show aftermath of jet-chopper collision that killed 67

Hindustan Times  

Heartbreaking images show aftermath of jet-chopper collision that killed 67 An American Airlines passenger jet collided in mid-air with a US Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday resulting in the death of 67 people.. 1 / 7 View Photos in a new improved layout A mid-air collision between a passenger jet carrying 64 passengers and a military helicopter …

Investigators seek to salvage aircraft after deadly Washington crash
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Investigators seek to salvage aircraft after deadly Washington crash

Hindustan Times  

By David Shepardson and Jeff Mason Investigators seek to salvage aircraft after deadly Washington crash WASHINGTON, - Investigators plan to push forward on Friday with efforts to retrieve the two aircraft involved in a crash in Washington that killed 67 people and raised questions about air safety in the U.S. capital. Fresh from recovering the so-called black boxes from the …

Washington DC Plane Crash: Investigators recover plane black boxes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Washington DC Plane Crash: Investigators recover plane black boxes

The Hindu  

Investigators on Thursday recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane whose mid-air collision with a military helicopter over Washington's Potomac river killed 67 people, as rescuers pulled victims' bodies from the freezing water. Mr. Trump's politicization of the tragedy came as the National Transportation Safety Board said it had recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from …

‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter’s black box recovered
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter’s black box recovered

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of a midair collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter. D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Va. D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National …

What to know about the NTSB, the agency investigating the DC plane crash
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What to know about the NTSB, the agency investigating the DC plane crash

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of a midair collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter. WASHINGTON — A collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people brought renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters. The NTSB is an independent federal agency responsible for …

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