Tim flew Black Hawk helicopters for the US Army for 20 years and flew the helicopter routes “hundreds of times,” but never had an aircraft on approach when flying. “It’s apparent that the ...

That technology — referred to as ADS-B Out, for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out — was not operating in the Black Hawk helicopter at the time it collided with an American ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A tragedy — on Jan. 29, 2025 when an American Airlines flight and an Army Blackhawk helicopter collided midair over the Potomac River — taking 67 souls with it.

Shortly before the collision, a controller got an alert saying the plane and Black Hawk were converging and asked the helicopter if it had the jet in sight. The military pilot said yes and asked ...

Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman, center, answers questions during a Senate Transportation Subcommittee hearing Thursday on the Jan. 29 midair collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American ...

The FAA has since permanently banned that particular helicopter route when planes are using that runway. Shortly before the collision, a controller got an alert saying the plane and Black Hawk ...