The Missteps That Led to a Fatal Plane Crash at Reagan National Airport
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The Missteps That Led to a Fatal Plane Crash at Reagan National Airport

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As they flew south along the Potomac River on the gusty night of Jan. 29, the crew aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter attempted to execute a common aviation practice. It would play a role in ending their lives. Shortly after the Black…

Plane Carrying 6 Members of Congress Is Clipped at Reagan Airport
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Plane Carrying 6 Members of Congress Is Clipped at Reagan Airport

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two American Airlines jets, including one carrying at least six members of Congress from New York and New Jersey, clipped wings on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington on Thursday, officials said. There were no injuries, according to American Airlines,…

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?

ByNews Polite

#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…

Crews Lift First Wreckage From D.C. Plane Crash Out of Potomac
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Crews Lift First Wreckage From D.C. Plane Crash Out of Potomac

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Salvage crews began lifting the wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 from the Potomac River in Washington on Monday morning, the start of an operation that was expected to take three days. Just after 10 a.m. Eastern, the first piece of wreckage appeared….

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

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#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…