The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high ...

Investigators are currently working to download data from helicopter and jet black boxes to uncover additional information ...

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This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation's ...

Since recovery operations on the river began Monday, authorities have retrieved most of the crashed jet and U.S. Army helicopter, both of which will be analyzed as part of federal authorities ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...