A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision ...

on January 29, indicated the helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate and the pilots may not have heard some calls from the Reagan National Airport control tower, officials said.

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.

Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower By Pete Muntean , Alexandra Skores and Dalia Faheid , CNN 6 minute read ...

NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the collision between the helicopter and the "CRJ" airplane happened at 278 feet above the river. The helicopter was supposed to be no higher than 200 feet ...

NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the collision between the helicopter and the "CRJ" airplane happened at 278 feet above the river. The helicopter was supposed to be no higher than 200 feet ...

The NTSB is investigating whether the Black Hawk pilots received a key radio transmission from air traffic control due to a stepped-on message. The Black Hawk pilot was undergoing a check ride and ...

WASHINGTON — The crew of the Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet may have had a malfunctioning altimeter that did not accurately display its altitude, National ...

Accident investigators are seeking to determine the accuracy of cockpit altimeter readings presented to pilots of the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk that collided with a MHIRJ CRJ700 regional jet near ...

NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the collision between the helicopter and the "CRJ" airplane happened at 278 feet above the river. The helicopter was supposed to be no higher than 200 feet.