Experts have been raising the alarm on near-misses before deadly tragedy
There have been a number of close calls around the country in recent years that concerned aviation experts and officials.
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An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.
DC plane crash: Mapping the flight paths that put jet and helicopter on collision course
The crash occurred in a difficult to navigate airspace. Flight data, video and air traffic control audio reveal details leading up to tragedy.
US airlines’ 16-year safety record ended with tragedy. There were warnings ahead of the crash
US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, ...
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Collision between helicopter and jetliner kills 67 in nation's worst air disaster in a generation
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two ...
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Facing first national tragedy in office, Trump offers condolences before launching attacks on DEI
President Donald Trump took the podium at Thursday's White House press briefing to address the deadly plane crash near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. It is the first national tragedy the ...
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Air Florida Flight 90: What happened when plane crashed into DC Potomac River in 1982?
Several federal and state investigations have been launched after an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fell into the ...
Mapped: See the paths of American Airlines flight, Black Hawk before crash
A few minutes before the jet was to land, air traffic controllers asked American Airlines Flight 5342 if it could do so on a ...
Wichita's ICT airport saw passenger growth and new flights to D.C., before crash
Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport experienced passenger growth and American Airlines added a direct flight to DC a year ...
Army helicopter did not respond to air traffic control’s warning of nearby plane seconds before collision
Air traffic control did not get a response from the Army helicopter after warning that there was a commercial jet nearby. Seconds later, the two collided.