Altitude
The crew of an Army helicopter, which collided with an American Airlines near Washington DC, may have read the wrong altitude before the crash and missed radio communications, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. A passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter that collided in midair on the night of January 29 and crashed […]
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, killing everyone aboard both aircraft, investigators said Saturday. Investigators also said that about a second before impact, the […]
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, killing everyone aboard both aircraft, investigators said Saturday. Investigators also said that about a second before impact, the […]
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