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Feb 03

WATCH: Aircraft wreckage removed from Potomac after D.C. plane collision

By David R. Martin, Michael R. Sisak, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

Salvage crews have recovered an engine and large pieces of fuselage and are working to retrieve a wing from the wreckage of a commercial airliner involved in last week's midair collision near Washington’s Reagan National Airport, officials said Monday.

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Feb 01

Watch 5:41
Former FAA administrator discusses the current state of aviation safety

By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Juliet Fuisz

There’s been another fatal plane crash, this one in Philadelphia, as officials are still investigating Wednesday’s deadly mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. that claimed 67 lives. Randy Babbitt, a former FAA administrator and commercial airline pilot, joins John Yang to…

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Feb 01

Did Trump’s firing of aviation officials contribute to the D.C. crash? Experts say it’s unlikely

By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact

Aviation experts said there was little that Trump did that could have precipitated the crash between a commercial jet and a military helicopter. There was simply too little time — less than 10 days after Trump was sworn in —…

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Jan 31

Watch 8:04
Helicopter flights heavily restricted near Washington airport after mid-air collision

By John Yang, Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde, Azhar Merchant

Helicopter flights are restricted near Washington's Reagan National Airport as investigators search for clues into what might have caused Wednesday night's deadly midair collision between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter. John Yang reports on the latest and Geoff…

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Jan 31

A quick guide to the NTSB as it investigates the D.C. plane collision

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people brought renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer…

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Jan 30

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What investigators revealed about the jet and helicopter collision in D.C. that killed 67

By John Yang, Courtney Norris, Jackson Hudgins, Veronica Vela

Investigators are trying to determine why a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet collided in the air as the plane was trying to land in Washington. Officials believe everyone on board both aircraft died when they crashed…

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Jan 30

Watch 6:23
Breaking down the moments that led up to the worst U.S. aviation disaster since 2001

By Miles O'Brien, Azhar Merchant

The mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington has left many searching for answers. To break down the crash, Geoff Bennett spoke with aviation correspondent Miles O'Brien.

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Jan 30

Passengers on downed flight included young American figure skaters and Russian coaches

By Associated Press

A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter killed teen figure skaters from the Skating Club of Boston along with their mothers and coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. Skating organizations in Philadelphia and the Washington area…

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Jan 30

Collision between American Airlines jet and Army helicopter kills 67 in nation’s worst air disaster since 2001

By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.

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Jan 30

What we know about the jet and helicopter collision near D.C.

By Hallie Golden, Associated Press

The crash occurred in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over 3 miles south of the White House and the U.S. Capitol.

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