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Editor's note: This page reflects news of the plane crash near DC on Thursday, Jan. 30. For the latest updates on victim recovery efforts, please read USA TODAY's live coverage of the plane crash ...
The deadly midair collision involving an airplane and a military helicopter on Wednesday night appears to have been caught on camera.. Footage shows a bright, fiery explosion as the two objects ...
Plane crash: FAA restricting helicopter traffic near Reagan National Airport. ... The secretary said the restriction is a step in “restoring” the American people's confidence in air travel.
An American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. All 67 people aboard the aircraft are presumed dead.
The crash started a wildfire which firefighters contained to an area smaller than one square mile. After the fire was extinguished, crews remained on site for a time to watch for hotspots and reignition. [2] [8] Initial reports indicated that an "auto pilot issue during flight" contributed to the crash. [2]
FAA seeks to boost air traffic control staffing amid shortages U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday that the FAA will allow air traffic controllers to work past their ...
Shortly before the crash, Morales was fired as a pilot from Golden Airlines in Florida for failing to appear at work. [6] On August 28, 2001, U.S. aviation officials said that Morales had been hired by Blackhawk just two days before the crash and was not authorized by the FAA to fly the aircraft for the operator.
The US Code of Federal Regulations defines an accident as "an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage;" an incident as "an occurrence ...