The National Transportation Safety Board uncovered more than 15,000 “near-miss events” between helicopters and jets at Reagan National airport in just three years leading up to the American ...
The National Transportation Safety Board said the separation between helicopters and jets in the area was insufficient and ...
Federal aviation officials are taking urgent action to prevent future midair collisions after a catastrophic crash between an ...
The NTSB ultimately believes the probable cause of the accident was: "The pilot’s failure to ensure the proper placement of ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday recommended the closure of a helicopter route near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport when some of its runways are in use ...
The shadow of a Robinson R-44 helicopter is viewed as it lifts off from Charles M. Schulz Santa Rosa Airport on November 5, 2017, in Santa Rosa, California. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) ...
Thousands of near-miss events: The warning signs leading up to the disaster over the Potomac River were there, NTSB investigators said in their preliminary report, citing data that detailed ...
National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy laid out frightening statistics about near misses to underscore the danger that has existed for years near Ronald Reagan National ...
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, accompanied by investigator in charge Brice Banning, left, speaks about the recent mid-air collision of an American ...
Since the agency was established in 1967, more than 15,500 recommendations have been issued. Aviation accounts for most of those recommendations at 38%, according to NTSB data. Right now, there ...
The crash involved American Airlines 5342 out of Wichita and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter, resulting in 67 fatalities.