Investigators issued their preliminary report Tuesday in the probe into the devastating crash between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.

It’s not clear if the helicopter had a malfunctioning altimeter, or if the instrument was set improperly before the flight. Before beginning a flight, helicopter pilots check the local ...

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Investigators found the pilots had conflicting altitude readings, and a radio miscommunication may have prevented them from hearing air traffic control instructions. The crash, which killed all 67 ...

National Transportation Safety Board officials say air traffic controllers told the operators of a U.S. Army Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60 helicopter to alter their path to make way for an incoming jet ...

The radio altimeter on board the Black Hawk at the time of the deadly midair collision read 278 feet, Homendy said. That altimeter uses a radio beam to show the helicopter’s altitude above ground ...

This discrepancy of several hundred feet helped lead to the tragedy. Simple Flying has covered altimeters before. As Homendy explained, “Now we're confident with the radio altitude, radio altitude of ...