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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.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

NTSB questions flight training procedures as it probes DC plane crash

The National Transportation Safety Board, during hearings on Thursday, grilled officials from the Army, air traffic controllers and members from the Federal Aviation Administration over protocols following the January deadly air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA.

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NTSB to probe air traffic control training, collision avoidance technology in second day of hearings on DC midair collision

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training and collision avoidance technology, two key parts of the investigation into January’s deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

FAA, Army

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NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January 29 collision of a U.S. Army helicopter with an American Airlines regional jet in Washington that killed 67 people.

FAA planning more helicopter route changes after fatal collision

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is planning additional helicopter route changes near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after the January 29 mid-air collision of an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter's path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA

Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C. collision that killed 67 people, FAA official says.

9hon MSN

Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on what could have prevented crash

The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...

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She 'was a real person': Mom of crash victim speaks out as FAA faces scrutiny

As hearings unfold into the fatal January plane-helicopter collision near D.C., investigators say the FAA ignored clear ...

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Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB

The goggles also limited the pilots' peripheral vision as they flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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Aircraft in DCA collision lacked certain anti-collision systems, NTSB says

NTSB investigators found Friday that the aircraft involved in the mid-air collision over DCA lacked certain collision ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)12h

What NTSB hearings revealed about the Washington mid-air collision that killed 67

The National Transportation Safety Board wrapped up a three-day investigative hearing into the mid-air collision between a ...

Boise State Public Radio9h

3 big takeaways from the NTSB hearing on the DCA midair collision

A three-day National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in decades dug into problems ...

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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 ...

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Live: Day 3 of NTSB hearings examine safety data and management

Investigators spent more than 10 hours on Thursday questioning the military, the FAA and other aviation professionals ...

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