A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January 29, indicated the ...

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy speaks during a news conference Friday in Washington about the fatal Black Hawk-jet collision ... Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas ...

The crew also may not have clearly heard that the American Airlines flight was “circling” in the DC airspace, investigators found. The Black Hawk collided with Flight 5342, which was en route ...

The Black Hawk crashed into Flight 5342 just before 9 p.m. as the jet was enroute to Reagan National Airport from Wichita, Kan. The collision sent both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River ...

Homendy said the Army Black Hawk crew was likely wearing night-vision goggles throughout the flight, which could have affected what they were able to see in the dark near a bright airport.

The NTSB said Friday that a miscommunication and bad data may have contributed to last month’s deadly crash near Reagan National Airport. Officials say the Blackhawk helicopter involved may not ...

The crew of the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet over Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River might not have heard instructions from an ...

NTSB officials say they are yet unable to determine what altitude was shown on the Black Hawk’s altimeters because that data was not captured by the aircraft’s flight data recorder (FDR).

The incident is still under investigation following a military Black Hawk helicopter colliding with an American Airlines commercial flight before both aircraft went down into the Potomac River.