NTSB blames DC midair collision on systemic failures
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A daylong hearing should make clear what factors played the biggest role in causing last January’s midair collision near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.
Two days shy of the first anniversary of a tragedy that killed 67 people near the nation’s capital, the National Transportation Safety Board is presenting its findings in the investigation that reveal the Army Black Hawk helicopter just barely made contact with the American Airlines regional jet’s wing in the midair collision between the two aircraft.
The Black Hawk collided with an American Airlines regional jet over the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National in025.
The FAA ignored warnings of dangerous air traffic at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ahead of the deadly mid-air collision that killed 67 people a year ago.
The National Transportation Safety Board is arriving to begin investigating at a Maine airport where a business jet crashed during takeoff, killing all six people on board. The Paris-bound
Tonight, National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB) members are endorsing the push for a new requirement for advanced locator systems to help avoid future collisions.