Army Helicopter Might Have Missed Critical Instruction Before Midair Crash
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Army Helicopter Might Have Missed Critical Instruction Before Midair Crash

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines National Transportation Safety Board officials said on Friday that they were investigating what appeared to be confused communications inside the cockpit of an Army Black Hawk helicopter moments before colliding with an American Airlines jet last month near Ronald Reagan National Airport. N.T.S.B….

Why Are D.C. Plane Crash Investigators Focused on Night-Vision Goggles?
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Why Are D.C. Plane Crash Investigators Focused on Night-Vision Goggles?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As divers and salvage crews begin pulling parts and pieces of an American Airlines regional commuter jet and an Army helicopter from the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Virginia after the crash last week, investigators will start looking for clues as…

Pitch of American Airlines Jet Turned Upward Just Before Crash
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Pitch of American Airlines Jet Turned Upward Just Before Crash

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines American Airlines Flight 5342, a regional jet en route from Wichita, Kan., was zooming down and about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington on Wednesday night, when its pitch made a last-minute turn upward. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety…

Plane Crash That Killed at Least 7 Leaves Philadelphia Neighborhood Shaken
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Plane Crash That Killed at Least 7 Leaves Philadelphia Neighborhood Shaken

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Burned shells of abandoned cars and metal debris sat scattered along the charred streets. Soot stained homes that had been engulfed in flames. A crater in a sidewalk outside a Macy’s department store smoldered. Residents in Northeast Philadelphia on Saturday stood in disbelief…

Clues From D.C. Plane Crash Suggest Multiple Failures in Aviation Safety
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Clues From D.C. Plane Crash Suggest Multiple Failures in Aviation Safety

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Clues emerging from the moments before the deadly collision Wednesday night between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet suggest that multiple layers of the country’s aviation safety apparatus failed, according to flight recordings, a preliminary internal report from the Federal…