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NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of the investigation into January’s deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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'Just make it work': NTSB investigates air traffic control culture after deadly collision

The National Transportation Safety Board is examining the air traffic control practices at Reagan National Airport following a mid-air collision that killed 67 people, focusing on the culture of "just making it work.

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New evidence released about deadly midair collision at NTSB hearing

NTSB hearings into the deadly midair collision between an Army helicopter and American Airlines regional jet in January near Washington, D.C., continue Thursday. On Wednesday, family members of the victims listened as new video and other evidence was released about the crash.

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Aircraft in DCA collision lacked certain anti-collision systems, NTSB says

NTSB investigators found Friday that the aircraft involved in the mid-air collision over DCA lacked certain collision ...

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Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on what could have prevented crash

The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...

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Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB

The goggles also limited the pilots' peripheral vision as they flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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She 'was a real person': Mom of crash victim speaks out as FAA faces scrutiny

As hearings unfold into the fatal January plane-helicopter collision near D.C., investigators say the FAA ignored clear ...

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NTSB questions flight training procedures during hearings over January plane crash

The NTSB continued its hearings Thursday into the deadly air collision between a military aircraft and a passenger jet.

Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry

Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal ...

FAA planning more helicopter route changes after fatal collision

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is planning additional helicopter route changes near Ronald Reagan ...

NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: 'Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead'

At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.

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NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Blasts FAA Over Midair Crash That Killed 67

During a tense second day of hearings into January’s fatal midair collision near Reagan National Airport, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy sharply criticized the ...

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NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January ...

NTSB says aviation is safe as information comes out on Army chopper fatal midair crash with plane

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