The Black Hawk helicopter destroyed this week when it collided with an American Airlines flight landing in Washington DC had been on a drill in preparation of evacuating the president

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Three Army pilots in the Black Hawk helicopter were killed when it collided with the American Airlines flight 5342 in Washington DC on Wednesday, with 67 people killed in the tragedy

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Questions grow about air safety in the US capital as Donald Trump says Black Hawk chopper was 'flying too high' at time of collision

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Investigators have recovered black box data recorders from plane and helicopter involved in crash

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Investigators have recovered black box data recorders from plane and helicopter involved in crash

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Defense sources confirmed the nature of the training exercise, after internet sleuths had floated a theory online that it was doing exactly what sources say.

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Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves and crew chief Staff Sergeant Ryan O'Hara were named as victims of the Washington DC plane crash but a third soldier was aboard the chopper

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Both the instructor pilot in charge, identified as Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves, and the female co-pilot were being evaluated during the flight and were familiar with the route.

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Flight data and cockpit voice recorder ‘in good condition’ despite collision with American Airlines jet, official saysWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesThe National Transportation Safety Board has recovered the flight “black box” from the US military Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday’s deadly crash with a commercial airliner, and it appears to be undamaged, NTSB member Todd Inman said Friday.The black box – containing a flight data and cockpit voice recorder – was “in good condition” despite its accident with an American Airlines jet in Washington DC, Inman said. But, he said, the NTSB would not be releasing information from the device immediately as investigations into the crash that killed more 67 people aboard both aircraft continued. Continue reading...

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Officials say over 100 family members of victims are in the Washington area for briefings and that every air traffic controller involved is under intense scrutinyAlarms raised about ‘congested’ airspace before fatal Washington crashReagan national’s main runway is the busiest in the United States, with more than 800 daily takeoffs and landings.The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated nine accidents or incidents at the airport this century, including two that were fatal, records showed. Continue reading...

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None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived

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Both the instructor pilot in charge, identified as Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves, and the female co-pilot were being evaluated during the flight and were familiar with the route.

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Two 'black boxes,' or flight data recorders, recovered from the passenger plane that crashed in Washington DC should offer new insight into the circumstances leading up to and during the incident.

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New images show the path taken by the Black Hawk pilot seconds before the deadly collision with an American Airlines passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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Officials have recovered 40 bodies from the wreckage after American Airlines flight collided with Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac

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Michael Stovall, Steve Johnson, Jonathan Boyd, Jesse Pitcher and Tommy Clagett have been named as being among the 64 victims who lost their lives on Flight 5342 on Wednesday night.

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Ellis confirmed she is ‘very much alive’ after social media posts wrongly claimed she was the female co-pilot aboard the military helicopter

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Historians attribute the invention of the black box to Australian scientist David Warren in the 1950s

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Officials say there are no survivors among the 67 passengers on the aircrafts that collided above Washington, D.C.

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