Approach for Reagan National’s Runway 33 is within feet of helicopter corridor
Pilots who agree initiate a swooping turn that on final approach brings them northwest and low across the river — the path ...
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Black Hawk helicopter wreckage recovered from Potomac River
The wreckage of a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a plane above the Potomac River has been recovered from the water. Footage captured by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the ...
Criss-Crossing Routes in D.C. Airspace Leave Little Room for Error
A deadly midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National ...
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Recovery efforts continue on Potomac amid NTSB investigation into midair collision
WASHINGTON (7News) — Recovery efforts continue on a smaller scale on the Potomac River, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), after crews last week recovered all major ...
Pilots have long worried about DC's complex airspace contributing to a catastrophe
The airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport can challenge the most experienced pilots, who must navigate ...
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 military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high ...
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Black Hawk helicopter wreckage hoisted out of Potomac River
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration retrieved on Friday (February 7) ...