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Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears

It is the second of three days of witness testimony and public inquiry by the National Transportation Safety Board into ...

Aircraft in DCA collision lacked certain anti-collision systems, NTSB says

NTSB investigators found Friday that the aircraft involved in the mid-air collision over DCA lacked certain collision ...

Deadly DC plane crash was years in the making, air traffic manager tells NTSB

The NTSB concluded three days of investigative hearings into the collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger plane ...

NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...

Truck driver was on his phone during I-95 crash that killed 5, NTSB says

Investigators have not said what caused the truck to slam into slowed traffic near a construction zone in Wilson County, NC, ...

Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB

The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would've had difficulty ...

‘Least safe it has ever been’: NTSB witness says of DCA airspace

A witness criticized the safety of Ronald Reagan National Airport’s airspace since a mid-air crash in January during day two ...

NTSB examines collision avoidance technology and safety systems in Flight 5342 investigation

Investigators from the NTSB questioned experts from the FAA, U.S. Army, MIT and two airlines about technology pilots use to ...