35 minutes ago Black Hawk didn't follow air traffic controller's route before DC plane crash

The Army Black Hawk that collided with an American Airlines plane was hundreds of feet outside air traffic control's predesignated, approved route ahead of the deadly crash in DC.

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5 hours ago New footage captures moment American Airlines plane and army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Washington DC

New footage capture by airport security cameras shows the moment an American Airlines Flight and army helicopter collide near Reagan National Airport.

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6 hours ago Washington DC plane crash Black Hawk Army chopper 'was on president evacuation training drill'

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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7 hours ago US Army refuses to name third pilot killed on Black Hawk chopper in DC plane crash

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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10 hours ago DC plane crash latest: Black box from army Black Hawk helicopter recovered from wreckage as victims named

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

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11 hours ago Washington plane crash: Black box recovered from Black Hawk helicopter as 41 bodies pulled from Potomac river

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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14 hours ago A passenger jet had to abort a landing at Reagan National Airport just 24 hours before fatal crash due to a helicopter

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

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14 hours ago A passenger jet had to abort a landing at Reagan National Airport just 24 hours before fatal crash due to helicopter dangers

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

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17 hours ago Chilling 'conspiracy theory' about Black Hawk helicopter in DC plane crash is TRUE

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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18 hours ago Shock as Army takes 'extraordinary step' over female Black Hawk pilot in DC plane crash: Recap

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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20 hours ago ‘Black box’ from helicopter involved in Washington plane crash recovered

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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20 hours ago Washington DC plane crash live: ‘black box’ data recorder recovered from Black Hawk helicopter

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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20 hours ago DC plane crash latest updates: Flight recorder 'black box' from army Black Hawk helicopter recovered from wreckage

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

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21 hours ago Shock as Army takes 'extraordinary step' over female Black Hawk pilot in DC plane crash: Live updates

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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22 hours ago Top pilot: What the black boxes from doomed Washington DC plane will tell us about horror crash

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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23 hours ago New DC plane crash images spark fresh concern over Black Hawk pilot's actions

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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26 hours ago DC plane crash latest updates: Crews work to find remaining victims as investigators recover black boxes

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived, as investigators work on ‘black boxes’ found in the ruins of American Eagle flight 5342

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26 hours ago Who was flying the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter before Washington DC crash?

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

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27 hours ago Washington plane crash: Black Hawk pilot Jo Ellis speaks out after being wrongly named as victim in fatal collision

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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