Equipment malfunction, dropped messages looked at by NTSB in midair crash near D.C.
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into flight data discrepancies, potential altimeter malfunctions and a possible miscommunication with air traffic control in the midair collision of an Army helicopter and a commercial airplane last month in the deadliest U.S. air crash in almost a quarter century.
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NTSB says instructions for chopper may not have been heard before midair D.C. plane crash
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NTSB releases new details on D.C. midair collision
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NTSB breaks down timeline of D.C. midair collision events
The National Transportation and Safety Board shared an update on last month's fatal midair collision between a commercial jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter near Washington, D.C. CBS News ...CBS News - 5d -
Helicopter crew in D.C. midair plane crash possibly had "bad data," officials say
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NTSB reveals new information on midair collision
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