All articles tagged with #army helicopter
The U.S. government admitted responsibility for the January midair collision near Washington, D.C., involving an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter that resulted in 67 deaths, citing FAA and Army negligence, with ongoing investigations and lawsuits highlighting procedural failures and pilot oversight issues.
The NTSB is investigating a midair collision near Washington's Reagan National Airport involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a plane, with findings indicating communication issues, altitude discrepancies, and safety concerns with helicopter equipment and routing, prompting safety changes and ongoing hearings.
A Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crew members is believed to have crashed into the sea off a southern island after debris, believed to be aircraft parts, was spotted in the area. The government is aggressively building up its defense capability in southwestern Japan in response to China's increasingly assertive military activity in the region. The Defense Ministry is investigating the incident.