The New York Times8d
Deadly Crash Focuses Attention on Helicopter Traffic at Reagan Airport
The F.A.A. restricted helicopter routes nearby in the aftermath of the Wednesday collision. For some officials, the concerns about clogged airspace were a long time coming. By Kate Kelly John ...
New York Post6d
Army helicopter was warned about American Airlines plane twice — with final alert coming just seconds before DC crash
The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines plane was alerted to the plane’s presence by air control twice, the first time at least two minutes before the deadly crash ...
New York Post7d
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 as it should have been — but the Black Hawk was not equipped with a ...
The New York Times6d
Army Identifies Helicopter Co-Pilot Killed in Crash
By Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington The Army has identified the third crew member of a Black Hawk helicopter who died in the collision with a commercial jet in the skies over Washington last ...
USA Today5d
Black Hawk helicopter's altitude at issue; families of crash victims 'want answers'
Editor's note: This page reflects the news on the recovery of the plane and helicopter crash in Washington from Sunday, Feb. 2. For the latest updates on the recovery of the crash, read USA TODAY ...
The Hill7d
Trump says helicopter in crash was flying too high
President Trump on Friday asserted the military helicopter involved in Wednesday night’s deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., was “flying too high.” “The Blackhawk helicopter was ...
People5d
Before D.C. Plane Crash, Army Helicopter Was Flying 100 Feet Too High and Twice Warned About Passenger Jet: Officials
Investigators released new details regarding the U.S. Army helicopter that collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...
CNN8d
Investigation into DC plane and helicopter collision looking at potential mistakes in ‘no margin for error’ situation
Investigators are intensifying their search into what caused the collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, with recovery crews still working to pull ...
Sky6d
Black Hawk helicopter was on emergency evacuation trial run before Washington DC crash, officials say
The Black Hawk helicopter which collided with a passenger plane above Washington DC was training for a hypothetical evacuation of US leaders at the time, according to US officials. Three soldiers ...
CNN7d
Pilots tried to pull passenger jet’s nose up within seconds of deadly DC helicopter collision, preliminary NTSB data shows
The American Airlines flight involved in the deadly collision with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, DC, seemed to increase its pitch just before the impact, preliminary data from a data ...
USA Today7d
Army Black Hawk helicopter in DC crash was practicing disaster drill
Three Army soldiers, one pilot and two crew members, were killed when their helicopter crashed into a passenger airplane near Washington were practicing a plan to evacuate senior leaders in the ...
The Washington Post8d
Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence two minutes before collision
Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, with the first warning issued two minutes before the aircraft collided ...