3 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — A collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people brought renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters.. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Hommendy has described the investigation into the crash as an “all-hands-on-deck event” for the agency.

1 day ago · American Airlines Flight 5342, a regional jet en route from Wichita, Kan., was zooming down and about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington on Wednesday night, when it made a ...

1 day ago · The National Transportation Safety Board said in a briefing Saturday evening that the U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger jet flew higher than FAA ...

2 days ago · National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder recovered from the American Airlines passenger jet that crashed with an Army ...

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Saturday that the pilot of the American Airlines plane that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter earlier this week may have witnessed the incoming ...

1 day ago · NTSB recovers black box from Army helicopter that crashed into American Airlines jet Transportation officials have restricted helicopter flights around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ...

Jun 4, 2024 · NTSB investigators cited numerous factors that contributed to the American Airlines captain’s mistake in continuing along the wrong taxiway and crossing the occupied runway without a clearance, including interruptions and multitasking that were happening on the flight deck during critical moments of ground navigation.

The NTSB determines that the probable cause of this incident was the American Airlines flight 106 (AAL106) crew’s surface navigation error due to distractions caused by their performance of concurrent operational tasks during taxi, which resulted in a loss of situational awareness.

2 days ago · National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder recovered from the American Airlines passenger jet that crashed with an Army ...

NTSB Recommendations, American Airlines Flight 965 “Therefore, as a result of the investigation of this accident, and with the concurrence of the Aeronautica Civil of Colombia, the National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration: Evaluate the effects of automatically stowing the speedbrakes on existing