Helicopter routes near Reagan National airport regularly cause an “intolerable risk to aviation safety,” NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy told reporters Tuesday during an update on its ...

The wings were bent and the engine with its propeller still attached came to rest near the airplane’s nose, according to the ...

Thousands of near-miss events: The warning signs leading up to the disaster over the Potomac River were there, NTSB investigators said in their preliminary report, citing data that detailed ...

The NTSB's preliminary report points to potential unreliable altitude readings from the helicopter and ATC communication issues as contributing factors in the crash. Inconsistent altitude readings ...

NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy gave the update to reporters Tuesday as the agency continues to investigate the Jan. 29 collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter.

Controllers approved the request. Roughly 20 seconds later, the aircraft collided. The NTSB has recovered all flight data recorders and pulled the wreckage of both aircraft from the Potomac.

One of the major issues noted by the NTSB is the inconsistency in the data, which led to the declaration that the pressure altitude parameter on the Black Hawk helicopter was invalid ...

Now flights are put on hold temporarily when helicopters need to pass by the airport. The NTSB’s proposal would close a vital route for law enforcement, Coast Guard patrols and government ...