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Potomac plane crash caused by pilot and air traffic controller error: Investigation
A new investigation into the collision found additional errors that led to the deadly crash, such as the helicopter pilot ...
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FAA Could Get $15B to Update Air Traffic Control Systems
A budget plan by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure would give the FAA $15 billion for air traffic control upgrades.
New report details Army helicopter pilots may not have heard critical information seconds before mid-air collision with Flight 5342
17 seconds before the collision, air traffic control at the airport instructed the pilots of the helicopter to pass behind ...
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New York Times report reveals critical mistakes made ahead of deadly DCA midair collision; aviation litigator weighs in
A New York Times investigation revealed that numerous missteps were made ahead of the Jan. 29 midair collision that killed 67 ...
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Report: Pilot of Black Hawk in Fatal Collision Failed to Heed Instructions
Multiple layers of failure reportedly may have contributed to the deadliest commercial aviation incident in the U.S. years.
Army pilot missed flight instructor’s order seconds before deadly D.C. crash: Report
But moments before the crash, Capt. Rebecca Lobach missed an order from co-pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves — an ...
Report Finds Helicopter Pilot Did Not Follow Flight Instructions Before American Airlines 5342 Tragedy
A new report by the New York Times highlights that the US army pilot flying the helicopter failed to heed a directive from ...
Black Hawk crew made two devastating mistakes seconds before crashing helicopter into airliner killing 67 people in DC
THE crew of the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly DC air crash with a passenger plane made two key mistakes in the ...
Countdown to disaster: How a series of fatal mistakes in tragic final seconds caused a Black Hawk chopper to collide with jet killing 67 in Washington DC
The tragic incident unfolded on the night of January 29 when Army Black Hawk pilot Capt. Rebecca Lobach was undergoing an annual flight evaluation overseen by her co-pilot ...