3D analysis shows how helicopter pilots could have mixed up jets in DCA crash
From the perspective of the helicopter cockpit, the lights of the incoming American Airlines jet could have also been ...
New Angle of Black Hawk Crashing Into Plane Raises Questions
Two new videos of the fatal American Airlines crash on Wednesday night are adding to speculation about how it happened.
What are the aircraft involved in the deadly Washington DC crash? What to know
A regional airliner and military helicopter collided at Reagan National Airport before plunging into the Potomac River.
The Bombardier CRJ-700 in the American Airlines crash was a safe and reliable workhorse for short-haul routes
The jet’s sterling safety record won’t help Bombardier, however, as the Quebec manufacturer divested its aircraft programs to focus on private jets for business customers and the ultrawealthy.
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8 things we know about plane crash at Reagan National Airport in Arlington County overnight
A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington County, prompting a large search-and-rescue o ...
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Runway at St. Louis Lambert closes after plane slides into grass after landing
A runway was closed Wednesday morning after a plane slid into a section of grass when landing at St. Louis Lambert ...
Jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.
A timeline of last week’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
It has been nearly a week since a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair near Washington’s Ronald ...
Former American Airlines pilot shares insights on the fatal mid-air collision in Washington D.C.
The U.S. Army described the helicopter as a UH-60 Blackhawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The helicopter was on a training flight. Military aircraft frequently conduct training flights in and ...
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Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
The Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine jet, manufactured in 2004, can be configured to carry up to 70 passengers. A few minutes before landing, air traffic controllers asked the arriving ...