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News Articles: Black Hawk helicopter

Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va.

'There's a serious safety issue,' investigators say following DCA midair collision

The January midair collision with the Army helicopter happened as the American Airlines jet was about to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All 67 people on both aircraft died.

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  • Russell Lewis
An American Eagle and American Airlines plane taxi on the runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on February 6, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board says a mid-air collision between an American Airlines flight and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on January 29 may have been the result of a malfunctioning altimeter on the helicopter.

Altimeter in Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before DCA mid-air collision

The National Transportation Safety Board says altimeter in the Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before the DCA mid-air collision with an American Airlines jet. All 67 people aboard died.

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  • Russell Lewis
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Glenn Harris was among the soldiers who survived the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia. One year later, he died at the age of 35 in a parachute training accident at Fort Benning, now named Fort Moore, where his 3rd Ranger Battalion was based. Photo courtesy of Tara Harris

Columbus native’s research helps produce Netflix docuseries ‘Surviving Black Hawk Down’

Surviving Black Hawk Down, a three-part Netflix series, tells stories of soldiers and civilians who survived the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.

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Emergency response units work at the site of the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday on approach to Reagan National Airport.

Questions about helicopter's path could prove key in Pentagon probe of midair crash

Among the unanswered questions about the crash near Washington, D.C., are the flight pattern of the Black Hawk helicopter and the exact nature of its training exercise.

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  • Tom Bowman
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) meets with reporters in Tokyo after an army helicopter went missing on Thursday.

Debris is found during a search for a Japanese army helicopter carrying 10

A missing Black Hawk carrying 10 crew members is believed to have crashed into the sea off a southern island after objects appearing to be aircraft parts were spotted in the area, an official said.

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  • The Associated Press