DC plane crash updates: Probe makes progress as crews still search for helicopter parts
The National Transportation Safety Board said in an update Thursday evening that it is still searching for some parts of the helicopter, including the right engine and tail rotor. To assist with the operation,
DC plane crash latest: First parts of plane wreckage are lifted from Potomac after families visit disaster site
The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington on Wednesday was on a training flight along a route core to a seldom-discussed military mission to evacuate senior officials to safety in the event of an attack on the U.S., officials say.
Black Hawk chopper in D.C. plane crash had a safety system off, senator says
Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River​ late last month was flying with a safety system turned off, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters after a briefing from the FAA and NTSB.
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.
Black Hawk helicopter had important safety system turned off during collision with American Airlines jet, senator says
Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz told reporters the Black Hawk helicopter had (ADS-B), which is permitted for military aircraft. “This was a training mission, so there was no compelling national security reason for ADS-B to be turned off,
Remains of all D.C. plane crash victims recovered as crews pull parts of cockpit, tail from Potomac River
The pieces of wreckage recovered Tuesday were lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge with other parts recovered from the ...
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What is a continuity of government mission, the plan that the army helicopter was practicing when it crashed into American Airlines flight 5342?
Wednesday night, the helicopter was being flown as a part of a "routine annual retraining of night flights on a standard ...