Army helicopter, plane crash: NTSB gives investigation update
The National Transportation Safety Board provided an update on Friday into the investigation of the deadly Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines flight collision.
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America’s Fastest Army Helicopter Is Also Its Biggest
The Army has no plans to retire the CH-47 Chinook—which, in multiple respects, outdoes every other helicopter in the U.S. military’s fleet.
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Wreckage of Army helicopter pulled from Potomac River after DCA crash
Salvage crews worked on the Potomac River on Thursday morning and could be seen pulling out pieces of the Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed with a plane last week, killing everyone on board both ...
WKRN-TV9d
Lawmakers briefed by investigators on DC plane crash
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Lawmakers received a closed-door briefing from federal investigators regarding last week’s fatal ...
Chilling history of near misses at DC airport where Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines plane
The congested airspace over the Washington DC airport routinely sees commercial jets crossover with military aircraft, which pilots say has caused issues for decades.
Friends say Army captain killed in midair collision was a 'brilliant and fearless' patriot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Army captain who died in Wednesday's midair collision of a Black Hawk helicopter and an American ...
Houston Chronicle13d
Families visit crash site days after the deadliest US air disaster in a generation
The American Airlines flight, with 64 people on board was preparing to land from Wichita, Kansas. The Army Black Hawk helicopter was on a training mission and had three soldiers on board. Both ...
Indiatimes14d
Who is Jo Ellis, a trans soldier, who claims she's alive and was not flying the DC Blackhawk helicopter?
After President Trump linked DEI hiring policies to the collision between an American Airlines plane and an army helicopter, rumors spread that one of the pilots of the military helicopter was ...
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What are Black Hawk helicopters?
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – It has been confirmed that the army helicopter was a Black Hawk, which had three people on board at the time of the crash. Unfortunately, there are more questions than ...
Bloomberg L.P.14d
Army Helicopter’s Altitude Seen as Factor in DC Crash Probe
The flight path of an Army helicopter before it collided with an American Airlines Group Inc. passenger jet this week above Washington is emerging as a key line of inquiry in the probe of the ...
New York Post14d
Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site
The US Army was facing mounting backlash for running military helicopter training exercises near one of the United States’ most congested airports in the wake of Wednesday’s crash. U.S. Coast ...
USA Today14d
Army identifies 2 soldiers killed in helicopter, plane crash near Reagan National Airport
The U.S. Army on Friday released the names of two of the three soldiers who were killed Wednesday when their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington ...