The radio altimeter on board the Black Hawk at the time of the deadly midair collision read 278 feet, Homendy said. That altimeter uses a radio beam to show the helicopter’s altitude above ...

On the night of Jan. 29, an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet over the Potomac River in Washington, killing all 67 people on both aircraft. To analyze ...

Seventeen seconds before the deadly Jan. 29 crash, which killed all 67 people aboard both flights, the Black Hawk was directed to pass behind the passenger jet, NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy sai… ...

She said the Black Hawk didn't receive a crucial message - which came from a Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - sent just 17 seconds before it collided with an American Airlines flight.

Officials pulled parts of the Black Hawk military helicopter from the Potomac River that was involved in last week’s tragic DC plane crash. NTSB A crew from the Naval Sea Systems Command ...

A three-person Army Black Hawk helicopter crew may not have received accurate altitude readings in their cockpit or an important transmission from air traffic control before the deadly crash with ...

Jo Ellis, a UH60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot for the Virginia Army National Guard, posted on Facebook Friday to dispel the rumors that had echoed President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated blaming ...

The Black Hawk pilot was flying a night-vision-goggle “check ride,” a practical exam that a U.S. Army pilot must pass to be qualified to perform specific duties, Jennifer Homendy, NTSB ...

The National Transportation Safety Board says altimeter in the Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before the DCA mid-air collision with an American Airlines jet. All 67 people aboard died.

Authorities with the NTSB, in coordination with SUPSALV, recover the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, along the Potomac River, in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 6, 2025. @NTSB_Newsroom via X.com ...

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