Helicopters flying along Potomac frequently pose dangers to passenger jets
Wednesday’s fatal collision and two other incidents dramatically illustrate the challenges pilots and air traffic controllers ...
Search for victims in D.C. plane crash continues in Potomac River
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into ...
Day before D.C. plane crash, another jet had to abort first landing at Reagan National
The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan ...
What we know so far about the American Airlines-Black Hawk helicopter crash
Investigators are currently working to download data from helicopter and jet black boxes to uncover additional information ...
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The Latest: Collision Between Passenger Jet and Army Helicopter Near DC Leaves No Survivors
And we saw it come home last night,” Clifford said ... was making a routine landing when the helicopter flew into its path. American Airlines has sent up centers in Washington and Wichita ...
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Helicopter black box and 41 bodies recovered; Army identifies 2 soldiers: DC crash recap
Air space is typically crowded around the Washington area, home to three commercial airports and multiple military bases. The Potomac corridor in particular is busy with airliners and helicopters.
Pilots have long worried about DC’s complex airspace contributing to a catastrophe
Even in peak flying conditions, the airspace around Reagan Washington National Airport can challenge the most experienced ...
American Airlines jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter at Reagan Airport near DC
A passenger jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the ...