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The accident follows a series of high-profile incidents in recent months, including the midair collision of an Army helicopter and passenger plane near Washington, D.C., earlier this year.
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The Hill Staff, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Witnesses said the helicopter appeared to stop midair before pieces broke off, consistent with preliminary emergency reports, Tisch said.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
That happened two days after an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair in Washington — the deadliest U.S. air disaster in a generation.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
As part of its response to the Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people, the new measures included increasing the Operational Supervisor staffing from six to eight and increasing support for its air traffic controller team.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
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The Hill Staff, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Witnesses said the helicopter appeared to stop midair before pieces broke off, consistent with preliminary emergency reports, Tisch said.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
That happened two days after an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair in Washington — the deadliest U.S. air disaster in a generation.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
As part of its response to the Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people, the new measures included increasing the Operational Supervisor staffing from six to eight and increasing support for its air traffic controller team.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
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