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Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB

The goggles also limited the pilots' peripheral vision as they flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

D.C. Plane Crash Investigators Home In on Incorrect Altitude Readings

Tests raised questions about whether instruments in an Army Black Hawk helicopter may have led pilots to believe they were at ...

7 takeaways from NTSB hearings on the deadly D.C. plane crash

NTSB hearings and documents revealed failures by the Army and FAA in the Jan. 29 crash of an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk that killed 67.
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Experts note challenges leading to crash

The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington, D.C., in January would've had ...

Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears

The board focused on air traffic control and heard it was common for pilots to ask to use visual separation — relying on ...

Loved Ones Wear Photos of D.C. Plane Crash Victims While Attending Emotional NTSB Hearing

Loved ones of Washington, D.C., plane crash victims wore photos of their late friends and family members as they attended the ...

Teen pianist plays through grief after D.C. plane crash kills mom and sister

Just 11 days after the crash that took the lives of her mother and younger sister, 14-year-old Anne Valerie "A.V." Ter gave ...

Families of Washington, D.C. plane crash victims call for safer skies as near misses continue

There were 26 near misses in the three months following the DC mid-air crash, the Hearst Television Data Team found. About 40 ...