An American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Jan. 29. Both aircraft plunged into the ...

The Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in the fatal midair collision in Washington, D.C., had a tracking system turned off, ...

Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River​ late last month was flying with a safety system turned off, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters after a briefing ...

More information has emerged in the investigation into the mid-air collision over the Potomac River between an American ...

Technology that would have allowed air traffic controllers to better track the movement of an Army helicopter before it collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River last week was turned ...

For the latest updates, please read USA TODAY's coverage of the plane crash investigation on Friday, Feb. 7. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines plane ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National ...

Helicopter had advanced safety feature turned off, lawmaker says On Thursday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said ... said investigators need to access the crashed aircraft to verify the data.

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told reporters ... In the aftermath of the crash, the FAA has imposed significant restrictions on helicopter flights around Reagan National ...

The agency said it still needs to examine the Black Hawk to verify more information about the accident, especially the helicopter's altitude at the time of the crash. The air traffic control tower ...