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Midair Collision

National Interest
NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations After Deadly Crash Between Passenger Plane, Army Helicopter NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations After Deadly Crash Between Passenger Plane, Army Helicopter NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations After Deadly Crash Between Passenger Plane, Army Helicopter
NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations After Deadly Crash Between Passenger Plane, Army Helicopter Federal aviation officials are taking urgent action to prevent future midair collisions after a catastrophic crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued two urgent safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday, March 11, in response to the accident, which killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft. Collision Over DCA The crash occurred around 8:48 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, when the Amer…

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by Joe Lombardi
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
Professor Killed In Plane Crash Over Potomac River Leaves Indelible Mark On Students Professor Killed In Plane Crash Over Potomac River Leaves Indelible Mark On Students Professor Killed In Plane Crash Over Potomac River Leaves Indelible Mark On Students
Professor Killed In Plane Crash Over Potomac River Leaves Indelible Mark On Students A scholarship fund has been created in memory of Lindsey (Carter) Fields, a dedicated professor at Butler Community College and passionate advocate for science education who was among those killed in the midair collision over the Potomac River. Fields, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 5342, was traveling to represent the National Association of Biology Teachers when the plane crashed into a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Loved ones describe Fields as a “bright light” whose passion for life science was only matched by her love for family, friends, and her cherish…

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
Obituaries
St. Mary's Navy Vet, 39, In Black Hawk Presumed Dead After DC Crash: Officials St. Mary's Navy Vet, 39, In Black Hawk Presumed Dead After DC Crash: Officials St. Mary's Navy Vet, 39, In Black Hawk Presumed Dead After DC Crash: Officials
St. Mary's Navy Vet, 39, In Black Hawk Presumed Dead After DC Crash: Officials A Maryland soldier has been identified as one of three US Army crew members presumed dead when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with a commercial flight near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, officials announced. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills in St. Mary's County, was aboard the helicopter when it crashed around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29 during a training mission, according to the US Army. The Black Hawk, assigned to the 12th Aviation Battalion at Davison Army Airfield in Fort Belvoir, collided with American Airlines Flight 5342, a Bo…

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by Zak Failla