Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision ...
Black Hawk crew might not have heard crucial tower instruction, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board said the helicopter’s cockpit voice recorder didn’t capture key directions from ...
Black Hawk Pilots May Not Have Heard Crucial Command From Air Traffic Control Before D.C. Midair Collision
The NTSB is turning the focus of its investigation into the Jan. 29 collision on what the Black Hawk pilots could see and ...
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Missed messages, altitude errors led to Black Hawk, passenger jet collision: NTSB
The NTSB reported that missed air traffic messages and incorrect altitude data may have caused the Black Hawk ...
Black Hawk crew may not have heard message to 'pass behind' DC-bound plane before midair crash: NTSB
The NTSB said Army Black Hawk crew may not have heard a message to "pass behind" the D.C.-bound passenger plane before the ...
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Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
The radio altimeter on board the Black Hawk at the time of the deadly midair collision read 278 feet, Homendy said. That altimeter uses a radio beam to show the helicopter’s altitude above ...
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Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January 29, indicated the ...
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Black Box From Black Hawk Helicopter Reveals Factors That May Have Contributed to Deadly DC Crash
New data revealing factors that potentially led to the deadly Washington, DC plane crash on January 29 has been recovered from the Black Hawk helicopter's black box. The crew aboard the helicopter ...
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Black Hawk helicopter may not have heard order to go behind American Airlines jet
The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet last month may not have heard an order to pass behind the aircraft, according to safety officials investigating the ...
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Altimeter in Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before DCA mid-air collision
NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the collision between the helicopter and the "CRJ" airplane happened at 278 feet above the river. The helicopter was supposed to be no higher than 200 feet.