Black Hawk pilots likely wore night vision goggles: NTSB

Survivor of 1982 DC plane crash credits pilot school lesson with saving his life
After a D.C. plane collision Jan. 29, Joseph Stiley, survivor of an eerily similar 1982 plane crash in D.C., remembers how he fought to survive in the freezing Potomac.
DC plane crash live updates: Black Hawk pilots likely wore night vision goggles: NTSB
An American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Jan. 29. Both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River near Reagan Airport.
DC plane crash updates: Crews to recover Black Hawk; investigators to brief lawmakers
More than a week after the deadly collision of a passenger jet and a helicopter, crews forged ahead with salvage efforts in the Potomac River.
What went wrong in the DC plane crash? Ret. Black Hawk instructor pilot breaks down what we know
Diving crews are still searching the icy waters of the Potomac River looking to retrieve the bodies of all the people killed in this week’s plane and helicopter collision. Retired Black Hawk instructor pilot Martin Gottholm discusses the difficulties in flying at night for Black Hawk pilots and questions surrounding the altitudes of the aircrafts at the time.
DC Plane Crash: NTSB Provides Update on Black Hawk Data
In an update on Tuesday, officials say that transcriptions for both aircrafts cockpit voice recordings are ongoing.
Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high before DC midair crash with American Airlines flight, NTSB confirms
Data from air traffic control radar showed the military chopper was flying at 300 feet on the air traffic control display at the time of the fiery crash, according to the NTSB.
Black Hawk pilots likely wearing night vision goggles before DC plane crash
The incident comes a week after an American Eagle regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington D.C. The reasons as to why the plane was interrupted in its journeys over the past month is unknown
Black Hawk in DC plane crash was practicing top-secret ‘continuity of government mission’ in case of attack on US
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight this week was conducting training to prepare for a catastrophe or attack on the US.
Black Hawk helicopter had safety system turned off during Washington plane crash
A key safety system was turned off in a US army helicopter when it crashed into an American Airlines flight last week, killing 67 people.
Flight experts raise questions on Black Hawk helicopter involved in DC plane crash
As to what may have gone wrong and caused an American Airlines commercial jet and a military helicopter to collide, we spoke with a former NTSB investigator and former Black Hawk helicopter pilot to weigh in on the subject.
Black Hawk crew likely wearing night-vision goggles before deadly DC midair crash: NTSB
Data from a cockpit voice recorder of the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an airliner near Washington, D.C, last week suggests the crew was wearing night-vision goggles.
Army Black Hawk in DC plane crash had turned off electronic location system: Cruz
The Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in the fatal midair collision in Washington, D.C., had a tracking system turned off, ...
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What the Black Hawk Pilots Could See, Just Before the Crash
By Helmuth Rosales, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Mika Gröndahl and John Ismay What two Black Hawk pilots saw — or did not see — before the Jan. 29 crash along the Potomac River is unknown but critical ...
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ U.S. air traffic control system for the plane-chopper collision near D.C.
President Trump says he thinks a more modern air traffic control computer system could have prevented last week’s deadly ...
DC plane crash: Airport employees arrested over leaked video of midair collision
Two Washington, D.C., airport employees have been arrested in connection with the leak of a video showing the moment Flight ...