Helicopter routes near Reagan National airport regularly cause an “intolerable risk to aviation safety,” NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy told reporters Tuesday during an update on its ...

The NTSB earlier in the day announced a number of recommendations to address a "serious safety risk" in the wake of the deadly crash. The collision between a military helicopter and an American ...

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 ...

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 “urgent safety recommendation” is part of the NTSB’s preliminary report on the midair collision between a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter in which 67 people were killed in the ...

The Transportation Department quickly agreed to the NTSB's recommendations. The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called for immediate changes at Ronald Reagan Washington 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 ...

The NTSB's preliminary report points to potential unreliable altitude readings from the helicopter and ATC communication issues as contributing factors in the crash. Inconsistent altitude readings ...

NTSB investigators document the wreckage of the aircraft involved in the mid-air collision near DCA. Credit: NTSB The NTSB is urging the FAA to take steps to ensure helicopter traffic is never ...