The newly revealed data suggests the Army helicopter crew may not have realized they were flying higher than they were supposed to be when the aircraft collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 ...

The causes of the crash remain under investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board has said the helicopter was flying above its mandated 200-foot ceiling and that its crew was likely ...

If the reading on the altimeter then varies from the airfield reading by more than 70 feet, the helicopter is out of compliance and should not fly, Braman said. The barometric altimeter is just ...

The Delta Air Lines jet came down fast, landing so hard that it lost its right wing, then burst into flames on a runway in ...

The new helicopter, sporting images of the Saamis Tepee and mountains in the background, is striking in HALO’s signature orange and navy, making it all the easier to spot when in flight ...

Investigators are releasing new details about what happened in the seconds leading up to the deadly D.C. plane crash — and say that the Black Hawk helicopter crew may have missed instructions from air ...

The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport might not have heard instructions from the air traffic controller to ...

Helicopter pilots typically rely on barometric readings while flying, but the helicopter’s black box captures its radio altitude. The radio altitude at the time of the impact put the Black Hawk ...

in which all 67 aboard the two aircraft were killed Homendy said the helicopter was on a check flight that night when the pilot was being tested on the use of night vision goggles and flying by ...

Almost immediately after the crash, President Donald Trump publicly faulted the helicopter for flying too high. He also blamed federal diversity and inclusion efforts, particularly regarding air ...

Federal safety officials want to permanently keep helicopters away from commercial flights at Reagan National Airport. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your ...

Despite several aviation disasters across the country in recent weeks and growing concerns about the safety of flying ... An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines ...