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

The Army goggles would have made it difficult to see the plane's colored lights, which might have helped the Black Hawk determine the plane's direction. The goggles also limited the pilots' peripheral vision as they flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The Boston Globe · 2d

NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit

The details came out of the first day of National Transportation Safety Board hearings in Washington, where investigators aim to uncover insights into what caused the January collision that killed 67.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

New footage released by NTSB of DCA helicopter and passenger jet crash

The NTSB revealed that the Black Hawk helicopter may not have known its true altitude at a hearing. Mom Worried If New Rescue Dog Had ‘Bonded’ With Baby, Then She Caught Them Forensics expert analysis of Jeffrey Epstein jail video contradicts government's claims We Asked Young Men Who Voted For Trump to Grade Him.

NTSB to wrap up probe of deadly midair plane crash over DC

News Nation on MSN · 19h

NTSB concludes testimony in deadly midair plane crash over DC

Investigators so far have highlighted several factors that may have contributed to the collision, which left 67 people dead.

ABC News on MSN · 13h

Deadly DC plane crash was years in the making, air traffic manager tells NTSB

The NTSB concluded three days of investigative hearings into the collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger plane that killed 67.

NPR · 1d

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 with altimeters, chopper routes and the busy Washington, D.C., airspace.

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American Airlines Flight 5342: Huge detail revealed in US Army helicopter and plane crash

An investigative hearing into a deadly mid-air collision of a US Army helicopter and a passenger plane that killed 67 people in Washington has revealed a discrepancy in the chopper’s altitude displays ...

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Army helicopter that crashed with commercial plane in DC was flying above altitude limit: NTSB

The Army helicopter that collided with a plane over D.C. in January had incorrect altitude readings, contributing to the ...

2don MSN

Army chopper in fatal midair crash with American Airlines plane was above altitude limit

The findings were revealed during the first day of National Transportation Safety Board hearings on the crash, which killed ...

Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears

It is the second of three days of witness testimony and public inquiry by the National Transportation Safety Board into ...

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