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Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would've had difficulty ...
NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...
'Just make it work': NTSB investigates air traffic control culture after deadly collision
The National Transportation Safety Board is examining the air traffic control practices at Reagan National Airport following ...
NTSB holds hearings on January's deadly mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport
In Washington on Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board held the first of three days of hearings into a deadly ...
NTSB finds undetected flooding responsible for yacht partially sinking in Maryland
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that undetected flooding on board a yacht caused it to partially sink ...
‘Least safe it has ever been’: NTSB witness says of DCA airspace
A witness criticized the safety of Ronald Reagan National Airport’s airspace since a mid-air crash in January during day two ...
Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears
The board focused on air traffic control and heard it was common for pilots to ask to use visual separation — relying on ...