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Army helicopter that crashed with commercial plane in DC was flying above altitude limit: NTSB
The Army helicopter that collided with a plane over D.C. in January had incorrect altitude readings, contributing to the ...
Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
Two previous days of testimony underscored a number of factors that likely contributed to the collision that left all 67 ...
Russian man, 88, dies after homemade helicopter falls apart on takeoff
An 88-year-old Russian man, who gained local fame for building his own aircraft, has died after attempting to take off in a ...
California ramps up firefighting arsenal with new helicopter fleet
California has completed a multiyear initiative to optimize its firefighting capacity, with the arrival of the final two of ...
Investigators Home In on Altitude Discrepancy in Army Helicopter Before Potomac Crash
Flight instruments probably led the Black Hawk crew to believe the helicopter was lower than it actually was before the ...
Helicopter in fatal Washington plane crash was flying too high
The army helicopter that crashed into a passenger jet over Washington DC was flying too high, investigators have concluded.
Officers make rare helicopter landing to rescue drowning man
BALTIMORE (WBAL) - A Baltimore police helicopter landed in a grassy field Saturday as officers rushed to save a man’s life.
Coast Guard Detroit helicopter rescues stranded boaters from Lake Erie island
Coast Guard Air Station Detroit reports it assisted in the rescue of three boaters early Thursday from Ontario's Middle ...