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NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: 'Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead'
At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.
Army chopper that crashed with passenger plane over DC was above altitude limit, NTSB says
Incorrect altitude readings on the Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane over Washington, D.C., in January ...
Newly released video shows horrific moment Army Black Hawk and American Airlines plane collided in fiery DC crash
The NTSB showed the harrowing video of the Jan. 29 crash over the Potomac River as the agency kicked off a three-day hearing into the deadly crash.
Washington DC crash investigation shows chopper flying above altitude limit
It showed how the helicopter flew above the 200 feet (61 metres) altitude limit on the helicopter route along the Potomac ...
Six months later: Here are the victims of the Washington, D.C. plane crash
They were fiancés, mothers, fathers, friends, pilots, lawyers, hunters, coaches and figure skaters. These are the 67 people ...
Ted Cruz rolls out bill to prevent midair collisions six months after deadly DC plane crash
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday introduced a bill to prevent midair collisions, six months to the date after a Black Hawk ...
Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry
Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal ...