Black Hawk crew on mid-air collision course with passenger jet was 'unaware' they were about to crash, investigators believe

The helicopter was mistakenly looking at a different plane, officials said at a new hearing, noting air traffic control involved could have issued more specific guidance ...
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Officials release harrowing simulation of what pilots saw right before American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk

Using Microsoft's Flight Simulator 2024, the independent federal agency was able to model what happened in the moments before ...

NTSB blames 'deep' systemic failures for deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C.

After a yearlong investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board did not find a single cause for the deadly collision ...

Probable Cause Revealed for Disastrous Midair Plane Crash in D.C. as Investigators Single Out 'Terrible' Decision

In January 2025, an unwitting Army Black Hawk Helicopter slammed into a descending American Airlines regional passenger plane ...

One year later, NTSB looks to determine cause of DC midair collision that killed 67 people over the Potomac River

Two days shy of the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that killed 67 people near the nation’s capital, the National Transportation Safety Board is presenting its findings in the investigation and new ...
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New Audio Reveals Black Hawk Pilots Tried Changing Course Seconds Before Collision With American Airlines Flight 5342 Over Potomac River

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a new transcript from the cockpit of the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines jet on January 29. The audio ...