Rare American Helicopter

American Airlines crash into helicopter marks a rare fatal incident in U.S. aviation history

Fatal crashes like the one that happened near Washington on Wednesday are increasingly rare because of modern aviation safety procedures.

Fortune on MSN · 3d

The American Airlines collision is a rare incident for an airline with a strong safety record

An American Airlines plane collided with an Army helicopter near Washington D.C in a rare mid-air crash. The company has a strong safety record. There has not been a midair collision like this since 2009. Mid-air collisions are a rare occurrence in the U.S. and American Airlines has not been involved in such a crash for decades.

CNBC on MSN · 3d

American Airlines collision with Army helicopter is worst U.S. air disaster since 2001

An Army helicopter on a training flight collided with an American Airlines regional jet that was on approach into Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport.

Hosted on MSN · 3d

What we know about an American Airlines flight's collision with Army Black Hawk

There are no survivors after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army Black Halk helicopter and fell in the Potomac River.

ABC News on MSN · 2d

What to know about the deadly American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter collision

DC plane crash: Military aircraft collisions raise questions about training and equipment, expert says

U.S. military helicopter crashes like the one that took down a commercial American Airlines flight on Wednesday night are ...

WHAM – Rochester on MSN2d

'Rare and tragic': Local retired air traffic controller reacts to fatal DC plane collision

Jeffrey Romig, a retired air traffic controller with 25 years of experience in Rochester, reacted to what he called a "incredibly rare" and tragic incident.

3don MSN

DC plane crash is rare for the US. What safety rules started after last deadly crash?

The mid-air crash was reported near Reagan Washington National Airport late Jan. 29. At least 28 people have been found dead ...

Scientific American2d

How Plane Accidents, like the DC Crash, Are Investigated

The accident that resulted in a commercial airplane crashing into the Potomac yesterday will require air safety investigators ...

3don MSN

Mechanical failure or human error? What might've caused the D.C. plane crash that killed 67 people

Even the most skilled pilots are going to make human errors, because they’re human,’ former Navy fighter pilot Matt Cox told The Independent ...

Plane crash LIVE: Airport control tower 'not properly staffed' as investigators refuse to speculate on cause

Staffing levels at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport were 'not normal for the time of day and ...

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