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 ...
Divers returning to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ ...
Ronald Reagan Washington ‘one of the most demanding airports’ for pilots, who face ‘helicopter alley’
DCA is one of the most demanding airports in the world. It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter alley’ with hundreds of ...
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'This was a disaster waiting to happen' | What experts say about the airspace above DC after deadly midair collision
Pilots have long warned of a “nightmare scenario” near the airport with commercial jetliners and military helicopters ...
Helicopter May Have Deviated From Approved Path Before Deadly Crash
The Army Black Hawk is said to have been flying higher than it should have been when it collided with a passenger jet, killing 67 people. And the air traffic controller on duty was doing a job usually ...
How the Plane and Helicopter Collided in Washington: Maps and Graphics
An American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter plunged into the Potomac River after a midair collision Wednesday night ...
Recovery efforts continue after deadly midair plane-helicopter crash over Potomac River
Rescue crews will return to the Potomac River on Friday morning as they continue searching for victims of Wednesday night’s ...
Litany of errors behind DC jet crash emerge – wrong flight path, ‘juggling two jobs’ & notorious ‘helicopter alley’
A CATALOGUE of errors including staffing issues and use of the wrong flight path could be to blame for the American Airlines plane crash. Questions are being raised over how the jet collided with ...
What we know about the American Airlines plane and Army helicopter crash over D.C.'s Potomac River
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
A visual timeline of the collision between a passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter in DC
Through maps, videos, photos and radio transmissions, CNN is piecing together what occurred during the deadly, midair collision.
‘It just went straight to the bottom’: DC plane crash rekindles memories of Air Florida Flight 90
An American Airlines flight colliding with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. was a sheer moment of heartbreak for people ...