NTSB calls for immediate changes at D.C. airport after deadly midair collision – CBS News Watch CBS News Federal regulators say there’s a “serious safety issue” in the airspace around Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. An investigation into the midair collision of a military helicopter and a regional jet in January found there have…
New details emerge in deadly D.C. plane crash New details emerge in deadly D.C. plane crash 02:34 The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to give an update on the midair collision over Washington, D.C. that killed dozens of people in January. The collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines plane left 67…
NTSB releases new details on D.C. midair collision – CBS News Watch CBS News The National Transportation Safety Board Friday laid out new details on its investigation into a midair collision between an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter last month which killed 67 people. The NTSB said the chopper may not have…
CBS News 24/7 Live The crew of the Black Hawk helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet over Washington D.C. might not have heard instructions from an air traffic controller to pass behind the plane, investigators said Friday. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said a recording from the helicopter cockpit…
How the deadly 2009 Colgan Air plane crash became a turning point in U.S. aviation – CBS News Watch CBS News The crash was the 14th fatal crash of a U.S. airliner in 15 years, and families of the deceased led the calls to reform airline safety. Sixteen years later, the recent midair collision ended…
Last month’s mid-air collision near Washington, D.C., was the first fatal American commercial air disaster since shortly after 10 p.m. on February 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 fell out of the sky and crashed into a house near Buffalo, New York. It was the 14th fatal crash of a U.S. airliner in 15…
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Recovery crews and divers searched the Potomac River for remains and cleared wreckage Saturday from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people. A Coast Guard cutter outfitted with a crane waited by the wreckage as occasional recovery team members slipped into the water amid…
New details released in D.C. midair collision that killed 67 people – CBS News Watch CBS News There were no survivors when an American Airlines flight carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers Wednesday night while approaching for landing at Reagan National Airport. CBS News has learned that just…
Black Hawk chopper involved in D.C. collision was on training flight – CBS News Watch CBS News There were three soldiers aboard the Sikorsky H-60 Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight carrying 64 people outside Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Black Hawk was on…
Where U.S. aviation safety stands after midair crash – CBS News Watch CBS News Given the congestion in the skies on a daily basis, U.S. aviation has a remarkable safety record. However, Wednesday’s midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter outside Washington, D.C., may have shattered the flying public’s sense of safety….