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Helicopter in fatal Washington plane crash was flying too high
The army helicopter that crashed into a passenger jet over Washington DC was flying too high, investigators have concluded.
Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter's path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA
Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C.
Washington DC crash investigation shows chopper flying above altitude limit
It showed how the helicopter flew above the 200 feet (61 metres) altitude limit on the helicopter route along the Potomac ...
NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: 'Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead'
At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.
Army helicopter that crashed with commercial plane in DC was flying above altitude limit: NTSB
The Army helicopter that collided with a plane over D.C. in January had incorrect altitude readings, contributing to the aircraft getting too close.
Newly released video shows horrific moment Army Black Hawk and American Airlines plane collided in fiery DC crash
The NTSB showed the harrowing video of the Jan. 29 crash over the Potomac River as the agency kicked off a three-day hearing into the deadly crash.
Army chopper that crashed with passenger plane over DC was above altitude limit, NTSB says
Incorrect altitude readings on the Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane over Washington, D.C., in January ...
NTSB Questions Controller's Failure to Alert Jet Before January Crash in Washington, DC
FILE PHOTO: A crane retrieves part of the wreckage from the Potomac River, in the aftermath of the collision of American ...
Families of Washington, D.C. plane crash victims call for safer skies as near misses continue
There were 26 near misses in the three months following the DC mid-air crash, the Hearst Television Data Team found. About 40 ...