Inspector General to Review F.A.A.’s Handling of D.C. Airspace After Crash

The announcement comes a week after the National Transportation Safety Board grilled aviation officials about safety gaps in the airspace near the capital.

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Tensions Flare Between Two Federal Agencies Charged With Aviation Safety

A marathon of recent public hearings highlighted a rift over the investigation into the fatal midair crash in January between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet.

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Army Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash

Light pollution from Washington and the passenger jet’s dim lights might have contributed to difficulties spotting American Airlines Flight 5342 before the collision on Jan. 29, Army experts said.

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After D.C. Plane Crash, Air Traffic Controllers Were Not Tested for Alcohol

The F.A.A. has since been training on-call specialists to be snappier about administering alcohol and drug tests after a serious incident, an official said.

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Key Takeaways From the D.C. Plane Crash Hearing

After hours of testimony and thousands of pages of new documents, here’s what emerged in the first day of a marathon National Transportation Safety Board hearing.

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Transcripts Reveal Confusion and Frustration in Black Hawk Cockpit Before Deadly Crash

New documents from investigators reveal muffled communications during the final minutes before the helicopter collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River on Jan. 29.

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N.T.S.B. Details Evidence in Fatal Crash at Reagan National Airport

Flight instruments probably led the Black Hawk crew to believe the helicopter was lower than it actually was before the collision with a commercial airplane on Jan. 29.

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The Biggest Unanswered Questions About the Reagan Airport Crash

Six months after a midair collision killed 67 people outside Washington, transportation safety officials will hear testimony from the key players whose pilots were involved in the accident.

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Pilots for Army Black Hawk Discussed Changing Course Before Crash

The maneuver might have taken the helicopter out of the direct path of a passenger jet as it was trying to land at Reagan Airport on Jan. 29.

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Federal Investigators Set to Begin Hearings on D.C. Plane Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board is also expected to release a trove of documents related to the fatal midair collision in January between an Army helicopter and a regional jet at Reagan National Airport.

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