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How a fragile aviation system led to disaster near Washington
Over three days of hearings before the independent National Transportation Safety Board, witnesses described an aviation system that seemed bound to eventually fail and a scleroti ...
She 'was a real person': Mom of crash victim speaks out as FAA faces scrutiny
As hearings unfold into the fatal January plane-helicopter collision near D.C., investigators say the FAA ignored clear ...
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What NTSB hearings revealed about the Washington mid-air collision that killed 67
The National Transportation Safety Board wrapped up a three-day investigative hearing into the mid-air collision between a ...
Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry
Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal ...
NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January ...
Family files $200M claim against US Army, FAA over deadly midair collision that killed longtime Arizonan
PHOENIX — The family of a longtime Arizonan killed in a midair collision over Washington, D.C., is seeking $200 million from ...
NTSB launches hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane
Three days of investigative hearings on the deadly midair collision over Washington in January begin Wednesday.