New York Post5d
Army helicopter was warned about American Airlines plane twice — with final alert coming just seconds before DC crash
The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines plane was alerted to the plane’s presence by air control twice, the first time at least two minutes before the deadly crash ...
The Washington Post5d
National Airport has long struggled to manage helicopter traffic, records show
As recently as April, a pilot faulted National’s air traffic control for not alerting the passenger plane to the presence of a helicopter about 300 feet below. “We never received a warning of ...
The Washington Post6d
Control tower at National Airport understaffed before deadly collision
The air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport was understaffed on Wednesday evening when a passenger plane and a military helicopter collided in midair, according to a government report ...
Anadolu Ajansi5d
Probe into deadly midair collision near Washington focuses on air traffic control, helicopter altitude
A report suggests that an air traffic control supervisor at Reagan National Airport combined the duties of managing helicopters and incoming flights before the collision. The move, which occurred ...
People4d
Before D.C. Plane Crash, Army Helicopter Was Flying 100 Feet Too High and Twice Warned About Passenger Jet: Officials
Investigators released new details regarding the U.S. Army helicopter that collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...
NDTV6d
Traffic Control Radar Shows Moment When US Jet Collided With Chopper
The clip shows how the US Army helicopter crashed into the American Eagle Flight 5342 A footage is going viral on social media platforms showing the air traffic control room screen, which appears ...
Fox News6d
Two planes aborted landings at DCA due to helicopters in flight path in week before crash: report
Military helicopter flights forced at least two planes to abort landings at Reagan National Airport in the week before a deadly collision presumably killed 67 people on Wednesday, according to a ...
Forbes5d
D.C. Plane Crash Live Updates: Black Boxes Recovered From Plane And Helicopter
It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if ...
USA Today4d
Black Hawk helicopter's altitude at issue; families of crash victims 'want answers'
The plane's altitude suggests the Army helicopter was flying above 200 feet − the maximum altitude for the route it was using. Yet the control tower's radar apparently showed the helicopter ...
The Hill6d
Trump says helicopter in crash was flying too high
President Trump on Friday asserted the military helicopter involved in Wednesday night’s deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., was “flying too high.” “The Blackhawk helicopter was ...
Sky5d
Black Hawk helicopter was on emergency evacuation trial run before Washington DC crash, officials say
The Black Hawk helicopter which collided with a passenger plane above Washington DC was training for a hypothetical evacuation of US leaders at the time, according to US officials. Three soldiers ...