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She 'was a real person': Mom of crash victim speaks out as FAA faces scrutiny
As hearings unfold into the fatal January plane-helicopter collision near D.C., investigators say the FAA ignored clear ...
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What NTSB hearings revealed about the Washington mid-air collision that killed 67
The National Transportation Safety Board wrapped up a three-day investigative hearing into the mid-air collision between a ...
How a fragile aviation system led to disaster near Washington
Over three days of hearings before the independent National Transportation Safety Board, witnesses described an aviation system that seemed bound to eventually fail and a scleroti ...
NTSB Questions Controller's Failure to Alert Jet Before January Crash in Washington, DC
FILE PHOTO: A crane retrieves part of the wreckage from the Potomac River, in the aftermath of the collision of American ...
Small plane crashes into Cashmere home; 2 occupants hospitalized in unknown condition
A small plane crashed into a home in Cashmere, Washington, on Wednesday evening, according to the Chelan County Sheriff's ...
FAA failed to act before helicopter crash, US transport chief says
The Federal Aviation Administration failed to act despite dozens of near-miss incidents before a fatal January crash between ...
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FAA staffing issues brought up during inquiry, testimony
Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal ...
NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision
The head of the NTSB criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the collision of a U.S. Army helicopter with an American Airlines jet.