Black Hawk safety system 'turned off' before horror mid-air crash that killed 67 in Washington DC
Senator Ted Cruz told reporters that the chopper's Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system was not on before the crash over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
Black Hawk chopper in D.C. plane crash had a safety system off, senator says
Army Blackhawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River​ late last month was flying with a safety system turned off, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters after a briefing from the FAA and NTSB.
Black Hawk involved in mid-air collision recovered from Potomac River
Wreckage of the military helicopter involved in a mid-air collision with an American Airlines passenger jet that killed all 67 people on both aircraft was recovered from the Potomac River, federal officials said.
Senators grill investigators on the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter
Investigators trying to determine what caused last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, briefed lawmakers Thursday on what they’ve learned after combing through data from both aircraft and air traffic control.
Search teams scour Black Hawk helicopter wreckage after Potomac River mid-air collision with plane
Search teams scoured the Black Hawk helicopter wreckage after the Potomac River mid-air collision with a plane. A group of investigators conducted an inspection in the frigid waters where the military chopper crashed into a plane before plunging into the Potomac River.
Remains of all D.C. plane crash victims recovered as crews pull parts of cockpit, tail from Potomac River
The pieces of wreckage recovered Tuesday were lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge with other parts recovered from the ...
A timeline of last week’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
Almost a week after a helicopter and airplane collision in Washington killed 67 people, investigators are still at work as ...
Army helicopter tracking turned off at time of Washington crash, NYT says
The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet last week in Washington had its tracking technology turned off at the ...
One week after horrific crash, last pieces of jet being pulled from Potomac River: Updates
ARLINGTON, Va. − Crews returned to the Potomac River and forged ahead with a massive salvage effort on Wednesday, one week ...
Recovery work resumes at the site of the deadly plane and chopper collision near Washington
Crews are trying to recover the plane’s cockpit and the rest of the remains of the 67 people who died in the midair collision ...
NTSB to conduct full wreckage layout of American Airlines plane that fell into Potomac
The NTSB investigation into last week’s midair collision on the Potomac River includes examining the wreckage of the American ...
All 67 victims positively identified in Washington helicopter plane collision
Officials said on Wednesday they have positively identified all 67 people killed in last week's midair collision between an ...
Crews lift first pieces of wreckage from Potomac River near DC after plane crash
For the latest news, view our story for Tuesday, Feb. 4. WASHINGTON – Salvage crews on Monday began removing ...
DC plane crash wreckage pulled from Potomac — as eerie photo shows chopper in watery grave
The Army Corps said it is first salvaging the jet — which still is believed to have bodies in it — and afterward, it will ...
55 victims in Washington, DC midair collision pulled from Potomac River as recovery operation continues
The bodies of 55 victims have been pulled from the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., following the midair collision between ...
Trump calls Washington plane crash that killed 67 'amazing', compares tragedy to golf driving range
US President Donald Trump blamed last week's deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter on what he called an “obsolete” computer system used by US air traffic controllers, and he vowed to ...
Bodies of all 67 DC midair plane crash victims recovered from Potomac River
The bodies of all 67 people killed when an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter collided at Reagan National ...