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News Articles: NTSB

Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va.

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'There's a serious safety issue,' investigators say following DCA midair collision

The January midair collision with the Army helicopter happened as the American Airlines jet was about to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All 67 people on both aircraft died.

March 11, 2025
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  • Russell Lewis
An American Eagle and American Airlines plane taxi on the runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on February 6, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board says a mid-air collision between an American Airlines flight and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on January 29 may have been the result of a malfunctioning altimeter on the helicopter.

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  • National

Altimeter in Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before DCA mid-air collision

The National Transportation Safety Board says altimeter in the Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before the DCA mid-air collision with an American Airlines jet. All 67 people aboard died.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • Russell Lewis
American Eagle and American Airlines planes taxi at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on February 6, 2025 in Arlington, Va. The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened two of the airport's runways following the January 29 mid-air collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that was landing at DCA.

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FAA reopens two runways at DCA following helicopter and jet mid-air collision

The FAA had closed two of DCA's three runways so investigators could piece together how the January accident occurred when an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into an American Airlines regional jet.

February 11, 2025
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By:
  • Russell Lewis
First responders search the crash site of American Airlines Flight 5342 along the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Thursday.

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  • National

The latest on the fatal midair plane and helicopter crash

Video footage of the incident shows the aircraft flying at a low altitude, before an explosion happened at the moment of impact. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

January 31, 2025
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  • Ayana Archie
This image provided by the Houston Fire Department shows the scene of a helicopter crash in the city's Second Ward, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.

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  • National

Multiple people dead after helicopter crash in Houston

Houston officials say the helicopter was flying from Ellington Airport when it crashed into a radio tower.

October 21, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
A FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane similar to this one, seen here in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., almost collided with a Southwest jet at the international airport in Austin, Texas, last year. Safety investigators say an air traffic controller's mistake was to blame and that critical safety technology might have prevented the incident.

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  • National

Safety investigators want more technology to prevent close calls on runways

The NTSB says an air traffic controller’s mistake led to a near collision of two jets on a runway in Texas last year. Investigators say critical safety technology might have prevented the incident.

June 07, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
In this aerial view, a steel truss from the destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge that was pinning the container ship Dali in place was detached from the ship using a controlled detonation of explosives in the Patapsco River on Monday in Baltimore, Md.

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  • National

The ship that struck the Key Bridge had electrical problems in port, the NTSB says

The huge container ship that struck the Key Bridge had electrical problems the day before it left the Port of Baltimore, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by federal investigators.

May 14, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
Salvage crews in Baltimore continue to remove wreckage from the Dali on April 26, one month after the cargo ship smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse.

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  • National

Who will pay to replace Baltimore's Key Bridge? The legal battle has already begun

Workers are still removing pieces of the Key Bridge from Baltimore Harbor, but the fight over who will pay to replace it has already begun. Past accidents offer some clues about how it could play out.

May 02, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
A unfinished Boeing 737 Max sits outside Boeing's manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash., on Feb. 27, 2024. The top federal safety investigator says Boeing still has not provided key information that could shed light on what went wrong when a door plug blew off an in-flight 737 Max 9 in January.

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Boeing is withholding key details about door plug on Alaska 737 Max 9 jet, NTSB says

At a Senate hearing, the top federal safety investigator said Boeing has still not provided crucial details about who opened the door plug from an Alaska Airlines 737 Max jet before a midair blowout.

March 07, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
An Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 that made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on Jan. 5 is parked in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 23. A door plug blew out shortly after the plane took off from Portland. There were no serious injuries, but it has renewed concerns about Boeing and production lapses.

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  • National

NTSB says key bolts were missing from the door plug that blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9

According to preliminary investigation findings released by NTSB investigators on Tuesday, four key bolts were "missing" when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 in midair last month.

February 06, 2024
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  • Joel Rose and
  • Russell Lewis
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  • National

A hot air balloon accident in Arizona leaves 4 people dead and 1 critically injured

Authorities said they do not know the cause of the hot air balloon accident at the time. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.

January 15, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
A plastic sheet covers part of the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 at Portland International Airport on Jan. 8. NTSB investigators are trying to learn why the aircraft suffered a midair fuselage blowout last Friday.

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  • National

A recent lawsuit alleges 'excessive' defects at Boeing parts supplier

The lawsuit doesn't specifically mention door plug systems like the one that failed last week. But it adds to the scrutiny of Spirit AeroSystems, which has been linked to other problems.

January 12, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a gaping hole where the paneled-over door had been at the fuselage plug area of an Alaska Airlines flight in Portland, Ore. A panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport.

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  • National

Before a door plug flew off a Boeing plane, an advisory light came on 3 times

The auto pressurization light came on during three recent flights involving the same plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Some plane components are being sent to an NTSB lab.

January 09, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy (left) testifies at a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on aviation safety, with Air Line Pilots Association President Capt. Jason Ambrosi (center) and National Air Traffic Controller Association President Rich Santa (right).

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  • National

A shortage of air traffic controllers is hurting safety, aviation experts warn Senate

At a Senate hearing, aviation experts testified that a shortage of air traffic controllers is leading to fatigue and distraction, likely contributing to a series of close calls on runways this year.

November 09, 2023
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  • Joel Rose
Investigators walk around rotor blades from a crashed helicopter on a burned hillside in Cabazon, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Three people were killed when their helicopter crashed into a hillside after colliding with another chopper as the team battled a wildfire, emergency officials said. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

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  • National

3 people were killed fighting a California wildfire after two helicopters collided

The helicopters were responding to a vegetation fire that spread from a nearby structure fire. One helicopter made a safe landing with no injuries, while all in the second helicopter were killed.

August 07, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
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