Plane Crash Simulation

NTSB blames DC midair collision on systemic failures

$400 GPS device could have prevented deadly mid-air crash near DC: NTSB chair

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday presented a cockpit visual simulation demonstrating what contributed to the deadly mid-air collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airl...

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NTSB finds a series of "systemic failures" led to D.C. midair crash: "This was 100% preventable"

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NTSB blames D.C. midair collision on systemic failures: "100% preventable"

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US safety board finds FAA failures led to fatal mid-air collision

The Federal Aviation Administration suffered a series of failures before a fatal January 2025 collision between an American Airlines (AAL.O) regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald ...

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NTSB reviews main causes as first anniversary of DC plane crash approaches

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NTSB: 'Systemic failures' led to DCA mid-air collision that killed 67

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Officials release harrowing simulation of what pilots saw right before American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk

Using Microsoft's Flight Simulator 2024, the independent federal agency was able to model what happened in the moments before the crash for both the Black Hawk belonging to the US Army's 12th Aviation Battalion and the American Airlines medium-haul aircraft.

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Black Hawk Crew on Mid-Air Collision Course with Passenger Jet Was 'Unaware' They Were About to Crash, Investigators Believe

The helicopter was mistakenly looking at a different plane, officials said at a new hearing, noting air traffic control involved could have issued more specific guidance

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Heart-stopping simulation shows minutes leading up to fatal crash between airliner, helicopter

A terrifying visual simulation recreated the minutes leading up to the tragic collision of an American Airs flight and a Black Hawk helicopter that claimed 67 lives […]

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NTSB simulation shows Black Hawk barely visible before fatal collision with CRJ700

A digital recreation of the fatal January 2025 collision between a PSA Airlines CRJ700 and US Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington shows the military rotorcraft was nearly impossible to see against city lights when the crash occurred.