helicopter crash washington

Army helicopter had key tracking system turned off

DC plane crash updates: Helicopter had advanced tracking system turned off, lawmaker says

The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an passenger jet near Washington, D.C., had an advanced surveillance system turned off.

Reuters · 15h

Army helicopter tracking turned off at time of Washington crash, NYT says

The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet last week in Washington had its tracking technology turned off at the time of the crash, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz told the New York Times.

The New York Times · 18h

Army Helicopter’s Tracking Technology Turned Off at Time of Crash

Senator Ted Cruz, the chairman of the committee with oversight of transportation, said there was no compelling reason for the technology not to have been in use when the helicopter collided with a commercial jet over the Potomac River.

US investigators to brief senators on Washington helicopter plane collision

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board plan to brief senators Thursday on last week's ...

4don MSN

What we know after American Airlines plane crashes with Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C.

Sixty-four people aboard a commercial airliner died Wednesday after it collided with a military helicopter midair near Reagan ...

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Major Washington DC crash update as helicopter crew likely wearing night-vision goggles

The Black Haw's Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast - which allowed it to broadcast its location and other information - was disabled during the crash.

New York Post6d

Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site

The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington ... congested airports in the wake of Wednesday’s crash. U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Aviation guidelines ...

The Washington Post8d

What we know about the plane and military helicopter crash in D.C.

An American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night. Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River in Washington.