What the Black Hawk Pilots Could See, Just Before the Crash
A 3-D model created by The Times visualizes the helicopter pilots’ field of view minutes before a fatal crash with a jet in Washington.
What Caused the Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Over Washington?
The crash seems to have resulted from a series of human errors that cascaded to cause a freak accident. This past week has been catastrophic for air travel and safety. A Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airline,
What to know about the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter involved in D.C. crash
For many, the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, like the one involved in the Wednesday collision over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is familiar for one reason: the 2001 movie "Black Hawk Down ," based on the 1993 shooting down of U.S. Black Hawk helicopters during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.
Conditions May Have Stymied Black Hawk Crew Before Fatal Crash
The Army pilots were juggling dark skies, low altitude, a busy airspace and a cockpit without certain traffic detectors before the helicopter’s midair crash with a regional passenger jet.
Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high before DC midair crash with American Airlines flight, NTSB confirms
An Army Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high when it crashed into an American Airlines jet near Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC last week, the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed.
NTSB Update Confirms Black Hawk Helicopter Made Crucial Error Before Plane Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board released an update on Tuesday informing the public that the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C., last week was flying too high at the time of the crash.
NTSB confirms Black Hawk helicopter was flying 100 feet over altitude limit
The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger plane was flying too high, according to the NTSB.
Investigators probing Washington DC plane crash that killed 67 give grim verdict on Black Hawk flight
The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that flight data showed the military chopper was flying too high when it hit the passenger jet close to the Ronald Reagan Airport
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Newest helicopter engine powers UH-60M ground runs
The United States Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) team reached a major milestone in their mission to amplify ...
Bodies of all victims have been recovered from river where jet collided with Black Hawk
Crews working at the site of the deadliest aviation disaster in a generation have recovered all 67 victims of the collision ...
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Army Black Hawk Running Brand-New Engines Goes Through First Ground Tests
American defense contractor Sikorsky announced it has begun ground tests of the Black Hawk with the new General Electric T901 ...
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Sikorsky begins ground testing with new Black Hawk engine
The trials mark the first time one of the new GE Aerospace T901 Improved Turbine Engines has been powered up inside a ...
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GE Aerospace T901 Engine Powers Black Hawk for First Time in Successful Ground Runs
GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) announced the successful completion of initial ground runs for the T901 engine on a U.S. Army Black ...
UH-60 Black Hawk Begins Ground Tests With Far More Powerful T901 Engines
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter has completed initial ground runs with two of the new T901 Improved Turbine Engines.
Recovery teams lift engine, other parts of American Airlines jet that crashed
Recovery teams lifted an engine and other parts of the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, killing 67 people. They were attempting to recover the last of the ...
Investigators seek clues in deadly aircraft collision as divers return to frigid river to recover wreckage and remains
Crews in Washington, DC, working at the site of the deadliest aviation disaster in a generation are balancing two important ...