The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high as it should have been — but the Black Hawk was not equipped with a ...
Investigators released new details regarding the U.S. Army helicopter that collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...
The aviation community continues to mourn after a fatal mid-air crash involving a military helicopter and an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C. earlier this week.
REALLY SO IMPORTANT. YEAH. CAPTAIN ROY SAYS FLIGHT TIME EXPERIENCE CAN VARY WIDELY BETWEEN HELICOPTER PILOTS IN THE MILITARY AND IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR. AND HE SAYS THAT CAN PLAY A BIG FACTOR IN ...
The U.S. Army described the helicopter as a UH-60 Blackhawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The helicopter was on a training flight. Military aircraft frequently conduct training flights in and ...
The reason: risk of possible collision with a helicopter. A similar situation played out less than a week earlier, on Jan. 23, when a flight from Charlotte suddenly pulled out of its approach at ...