CBS News confirmed only one air traffic control worker was managing the helicopters when the crash between a military helicopter and passenger plane occurred in Washington D.C. That is a job normally done by two people.
Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.
Recovery efforts continue near Washington, D.C. after a military helicopter collided mid-air with an American Airlines flight Wednesday night.
Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
The leadership of the National Transportation Safety Board held a news conference Thursday afternoon to talk about the investigation into a midair collision involving a commuter jet
A deadly plane crash over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. canceled flights to and from Ronald Reagan National Airport overnight. The airport reopened around 11 a.m. Thursday, as the search continues for the 64 people on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held their first press conference Thursday afternoon following a deadly collision just outside of Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Wednesday night.
An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board is sharing when reports will be released after an American Airlines plane collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.
The NTSB is investigating "thousands of data points" to find the cause of the fatal D.C. plane-helicopter crash, including whether air traffic control staff was short personnel.