American Airlines Crash: National Transportation Safety Board Provides Investigation Update
Nearly two months after American Airlines flight 5342 collided with a helicopter, leading to 67 fatalities, the National Transportation Safety Board has provided an update on the investigation.
Deadly DC plane crash leads transportation safety board to make urgent recommendations
Helicopters should not be allowed to travel over a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River following the deadly air collision near Washington in January, according to urgent safety
Safety board calls to end helo flights on route of fatal DC crash
The National Transportation and Safety Board is recommending helicopters no longer fly along the route when planes are landing on specific runways at DCA.
NTSB calls for urgent restrictions on helicopter route near Reagan National Airport after deadly DC plane crash
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy held a press conference on Wednesday (March 11) and briefed the media on the investigation of the January 29 mid-air collision involving a passenger jet and a US army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Safety board calls for helicopter ban on certain routes near DC airport: ‘Intolerable risk’
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday issued two “urgent” safety recommendations after discovering thousands of close calls between helicopters and planes near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following a midair collision in January.
Texas man accused of violent assault on American Airlines flight from Wichita to D.C. — same route as recent crash
The FBI arrested a Texas man, Asterius Rulamka, for allegedly beating one passenger, attempting to strike another, injuring a ...
What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter
An American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29 as the plane prepared to land at Washington, D.
NTSB ‘concerned’ over 15,000 near-misses between helicopters and planes a DC airport in just 3 years before crash that killed 67
The National Transportation Safety Board uncovered more than 15,000 “near-miss events” between helicopters and jets at Reagan ...
American Airlines Jet Catches Fire, Passengers Evacuate Onto Wings
According to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), passengers used inflatable slides to safely exit the aircraft.
Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren’t made before crash
The investigation into a January midair collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C., revealed an alarming number of ...
Passengers stand on wing of burning American Airlines jet at Denver airport amid evacuation
Several videos of passengers standing on the wing of the plane were posted on social media. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DC plane crash: NTSB calls for immediate changes at Reagan airport
Investigators issued their preliminary report Tuesday in the probe into the devastating crash between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash
Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near ...
Texas man arrested after attacking flight attendant, passenger on flight
A Texas man was arrested after being accused of assaulting a flight attendant and a passenger on an American Airlines flight, ...