What to Know About the Passenger Jet, Army Helicopter Collision Near Washington, D.C.
On Friday, the U.S. Army identified two of the soldiers in the helicopter: Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia, who is presumed deceased pending a positive identification, as well as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland.
What we know about the passenger plane collision near Washington, DC
Sixty-seven people are presumed dead after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below,
Washington DC crash: Data from plane's black boxes gives conflicting information on altitudes
Preliminary data from the Washington DC air collision that killed 67 people gives conflicting information about the altitudes of the aeroplane and military helicopter at the time of the crash.
Washington air crash: Pitch of passenger jet turned upward just before deadly collision
The army helicopter was flying higher than authorised when it hit the jet, killing all aboard both aircraft. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Collision over Washington: The political issues and unanswered questions behind the DC airline disaster
While the full details are still emerging, the disaster, the political infighting and cover-up which have followed it already expose and intersect with a colossal political crisis and instability in the United States.
Here is everything we know about the 67 victims of the DC air collision near Washington DC
The American Airlines flight had 60 passengers, and four crew members, and the Army Blackhawk helicopter had three servicemembers on board.
Helicopter flights heavily restricted near Washington airport after mid-air collision
Helicopter flights are restricted near Washington's Reagan National Airport as investigators search for clues into what might have caused Wednesday night's deadly midair collision between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter.
Staffing at Reagan Washington National Airport air control tower was 'not normal' on night of collision: FAA
The staffing at the air control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was "not normal" when an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided on Wednesday night, a report shows.
Washington DC plane crash: What we know so far about the mid-air collision near Reagan Airport
Investigators Seek to Salvage Aircraft After Deadly Washington Crash
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.
How to Understand the Reagan Airport Crash
But even before the National Transportation Safety Board completes its investigation—a neurotically thorough process that will probably take about a year, and thus meshes poorly with the news cycle and the conspiracy-theorist cycle—it is easy to see some of the lines of inquiry that crash detectives will pursue.
US Midair Collision Over Washington Puts Spotlight on Rare Event
The tragedy over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport late on Wednesday involving a regional aircraft and a military ...
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WATCH: NTSB holds news conference on aircraft collision in Washington, D.C.
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday that black boxes from the aircraft have not been recovered yet as officials investigated the cause of a deadly midair ...
Wizards hold moment of silence for victims of deadly midair collision in Washington
The Washington Wizards held a moment of silence before their game against the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night to honor the victims in Wednesday's midair collision.
NH aviation experts provide insight after collision between plane, helicopter in Washington
The investigation into the collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter will trigger a ...
What we know after American Eagle plane and Black Hawk helicopter collide near Washington, D.C.
Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery ...
NTSB analyzing helicoapter-jet collision data; third soldier identified
Investigators are analyzing data from the airliner, helicopter and control tower for the mid-air collision that killed 67 Wednesday night, and the U.S. Army has identified the third soldier killed.
Army releases name of 3rd soldier who died in DC midair collision
The Army has released the name of the third soldier who died Wednesday when an Army helicopter collided with an American ...
Investigation into DC plane and helicopter collision looking at potential mistakes in ‘no margin for error’ situation
Investigators are intensifying their search into what caused the collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army ...