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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 ...

NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...

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.

‘Least safe it has ever been’: NTSB witness says of DCA airspace

A witness criticized the safety of Ronald Reagan National Airport’s airspace since a mid-air crash in January during day two ...

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.

NTSB hearing probes causes of deadly D.C. midair collision: "67 people are dead. How do you explain that?"

The National Transportation Safety Board released new surveillance video during investigative hearings on January's deadly ...

7 takeaways from NTSB hearings on the deadly D.C. plane crash

NTSB hearings and documents revealed failures by the Army and FAA in the Jan. 29 crash of an American Airlines jet and an ...

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 ...

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

Military helicopter traffic over Washington was a longtime worry among aviators operating around the airport where an Army ...