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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 “urgent safety recommendation” is part of the NTSB’s preliminary report on the midair collision between a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter in which 67 people were killed in the ...