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WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A key safety system was turned off on the U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines (AAL.O), opens new tab regional jet last week near Washington's ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This page reflects the news on the recovery of the plane and helicopter crash in Washington from Sunday, Feb. 2. For the latest updates on the recovery of the crash, read USA TODAY ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board plan to brief senators Thursday on last week's midair collision between an American ...

The American Airlines flight involved in the deadly collision with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, DC, seemed to increase its pitch just before the impact, preliminary data from a data ...

The Army's specialty is helicopters, of which it uses a variety to fulfill several roles. The AH-64 Apache is one of the most iconic attack helicopters at the Army's disposal, and it is also one ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Officials have positively identified 55 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over the ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines plane killing 67 people last week had turned off an advanced surveillance system that the federal government has ...

Newly released data from ground-based radar came out Tuesday suggesting an Army helicopter was flying higher than it was supposed to be when it collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 a week ...

American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter collided in midair near Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National last Wednesday night, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River and killing ...