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NTSB Highlights Helicopter's High Altitude and Last-Minute Warning Before D.C. Crash

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NTSB Highlights Helicopter's High Altitude and Last-Minute Warning Before D.C. Crash
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The NTSB is investigating a deadly midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a regional jet near Reagan National Airport, revealing cockpit recordings, collision avoidance alerts, and issues with helicopter altimeters that may have contributed to the crash, which resulted in 67 fatalities.

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  1. Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN
  2. Final Conversation Revealed Between Black Hawk Pilot and Her Instructor Before They Collided with Passenger Jet  People.com
  3. Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision was flying too high, NTSB says  BBC
  4. Six months later: Here are the victims of the Washington, D.C. plane crash  WBAL-TV
  5. NTSB hearing live updates: Army helicopter was flying too high before deadly D.C. plane crash  The Washington Post

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