The crew of the Army helicopter that hit a jet may have had inaccurate altitude readings and may not have heard air traffic controllers' instructions, officials say.

The families of three people who were killed during a helicopter crash, which collided with a 1,000-foot radio tower in Houston last month, have opened a lawsuit against the owners of the ...

A helicopter crashed into a 1,000ft radio tower in Houston, Texas, on Sunday night (October 20), killing all four people on board.

Helicopter pilots typically rely on barometric readings while flying, but the helicopter’s black box captures its radio altitude.

Investigators say the crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet might not have heard key air traffic controller instructions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport may have had inaccurate altitude readings ...

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 ...

The NTSB chairwoman said the recording from the helicopter cockpit suggests the crew may have missed a key instruction just before the Jan. 29 collision.

Washington – The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport may have had inaccurate altitude ...

Investigators say the crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.