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11-03-2025
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WATCH: NTSB shares update on deadly January collision near Reagan National Airport
ARLINGTON, Va. () — It's been more than a month since an and plunged into the Potomac River, killing 67 people. On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a media briefing to share the latest details of its investigation. The briefing is set to begin at 2 p.m. on March 11 with NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy and investigator-in-Charge Brice Banning. The mid-air collision happened on the night of Jan. 29, as American Airlines flight 5342 approached the runway at the Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) to land. The plane was flying from Wichita, Kansas, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. The Black Hawk helicopter was flying nearby and three soldiers were aboard. What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter So far, the NTSB's investigation revealed that a few minutes before Flight 5342 was set to land, air traffic controllers asked if it could use a shorter runway. The pilots agreed and the plane adjusted its approach. According to a , shortly before the collision, a controller received an alert that the plane and helicopter were converging and controllers asked the helicopter if they could see the plane. 'Legacy on Ice' skating benefit raises over $1M for families, first responders impacted by deadly midair collision near DCA The helicopter pilot said yes, however, moments later, the aircraft collided and fell into the Potomac River. For several days, crews worked along the waters to remove debris from the crash while recovering . In , investigators revealed that the last altitude for both the plane and helicopter was 278 feet. However, officials noted that this does not mean this is what the Black Hawk crew saw on the barometric altimeters in the cockpit. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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11-03-2025
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NTSB to give update on deadly D.C. midair collision investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to give an update on the midair collision over Washington, D.C. that killed dozens of people in January. The collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines plane left 67 people dead. It was the first major commercial airline crash in the United States since 2009. The American Airlines flight, which was coming from Wichita, Kansas, was preparing to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The Army Black Hawk helicopter was on a training mission. Both fell into the Potomac River after the collision. Federal investigators have been working to piece together the events that led to the crash. Investigator in charge Brice Banning previously described it as "a complex investigation" with "a lot of pieces" that NTSB members were working to gather. Wreckage from the plane and helicopter has been recovered. Investigators also recovered black boxes from both aircraft. Black boxes record flight data, including altitude and speed, as well as audio from the flight. Investigators said in mid-February that it's possible the helicopter crew did not hear instructions from an air traffic controller to pass behind the plane. Seventeen seconds before the collision, a radio transmission from the air traffic control tower directed the helicopter to pass behind the airliner, but because the helicopter's microphone key was pressed down during part of the transmission, they may have not heard the words "pass behind the," NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said. The NTSB has determined that the collision likely occurred at an altitude of about 325 feet, which would have put the Black Hawk above its 200-foot limit for the area. Cockpit conversations from a few minutes before the crash indicate conflicting altitude data. The type of Black Hawk helicopter involved in the crash typically has two systems for measuring altitude, which may explain the discrepancy. Investigators believe that the helicopter crew, who the Army has described as highly experienced, were wearing night-vision goggles at the time of the incident. Full NTSB investigations typically take at least a year. Dan Hurley: The 60 Minutes Interview The significance of Trump firing independent government watchdogs | 60 Minutes Trudeau steps down as tariff dispute continues
CBS News
11-03-2025
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NTSB to give update on deadly D.C. midair collision investigation today
The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to give an update on the midair collision over Washington, D.C. that killed dozens of people in January. The collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines plane left 67 people dead. It was the first major commercial airline crash in the United States since 2009. The American Airlines flight, which was coming from Wichita, Kansas, was preparing to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The Army Black Hawk helicopter was on a training mission. Both fell into the Potomac River after the collision. Federal investigators have been working to piece together the events that led to the crash. Investigator in charge Brice Banning previously described it as "a complex investigation" with "a lot of pieces" that NTSB members were working to gather. Wreckage from the plane and helicopter has been recovered. Investigators also recovered black boxes from both aircraft. Black boxes record flight data, including altitude and speed, as well as audio from the flight. Investigators said in mid-February that it's possible the helicopter crew did not hear instructions from an air traffic controller to pass behind the plane. Seventeen seconds before the collision, a radio transmission from the air traffic control tower directed the helicopter to pass behind the airliner, but because the helicopter's microphone key was pressed down during part of the transmission, they may have not heard the words "pass behind the," NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said. The NTSB has determined that the collision likely occurred at an altitude of about 325 feet, which would have put the Black Hawk above its 200-foot limit for the area. Cockpit conversations from a few minutes before the crash indicate conflicting altitude data. The type of Black Hawk helicopter involved in the crash typically has two systems for measuring altitude, which may explain the discrepancy. Investigators believe that the helicopter crew, who the Army has described as highly experienced, were wearing night-vision goggles at the time of the incident. Full NTSB investigations typically take at least a year.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
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Army Black Hawk Helicopter Flew Too High Before D.C. Jet Crash: NTSB
A military helicopter was flying above the maximum altitude for its route when it collided with a passenger plane near Washington D.C. last week, authorities said. The National Transportation Safety Board said in an update on Tuesday that it obtained data, rounded to the nearest 100 feet, that showed the Black Hawk helicopter was flying at roughly 300 feet at the time of its fatal collision with American Airlines Flight 5342, which was flying into the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from Wichita, Kansas. 'The ceiling of that route was 200 feet,' NTSB investigator Brice Banning said in a press briefing over the weekend. Officials earlier said initial data showed the Army helicopter flying at 325 feet, plus or minus 25 feet, at the time of the crash. The Tuesday update was based on the latest information. 'NTSB needs additional information to verify data points from the Black Hawk,' the agency said in a statement. 'In order to obtain this information, the Black Hawk needs to be recovered from the water, which is expected to take place later this week.' President Donald Trump previously suggested that the helicopter was flying above the limit in a post on Truth Social. 'The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot,' he said. 'It was far above the 200 foot limit. That's not really too complicated to understand, is it???' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth later doubled down on Trump's statement, saying 'there was some sort of an elevation issue' that was being investigated. The crash killed all 67 people in both aircraft—64 in the passenger plane and three in the helicopter—making it the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001. Authorities announced the remains of all 67 victims had been recovered on Tuesday. 'Our hearts are with the victims' families as they navigate this tragic loss,' city and federal agencies said in a release.
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31-01-2025
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Flight recorders recovered in DCA crash
(The Hill) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday that they recovered flight data recorders, known as black boxes, from the aircraft involved in the deadly mid-air collision near Reagan Washington National Airport earlier this week. 'NTSB investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane involved in yesterday's mid-air collision at DCA,' NTSB revealed in a post on social platform X. 'The recorders are at the NTSB labs for evaluation.' Response teams have been working to recover evidence from the Potomac River after an American Airlines passenger plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter conducting a training flight collided outside of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening. NTSB is leading the probe into the crash that likely killed 69 people — 64 from the plane, including passengers and crew, and the three soldiers on the helicopter — making it the deadliest aviation accident in nearly 24 years. Trump says helicopter in crash was flying too high As of Friday morning, officials told The Hill's partner NewsNation that 41 bodies have been recovered. 'Our investigative team will be on scene as long as it takes in order to obtain all of the perishable evidence and all the fact-finding that is needed to bring us to a conclusion of probable cause,' Brice Banning, a senior aviation accident investigator told reporters during a press briefing. 'Our mission is to understand not just what happened, but why it happened and to recommend changes to prevent it from happening again,' Banning continued. 'Since we're just beginning our investigation, we don't have a great deal of information to share right now.' Officials say they hope to release a preliminary report of the accident within 30 days. Investigators noted that they will evaluate human error, machine failure and environmental factors that may have caused the mid-air collision. No survivors were recovered from the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
