Senators grill investigators on the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter
Investigators trying to determine what caused last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, briefed lawmakers Thursday on what they’ve learned after combing through data from both aircraft and air traffic control.
Black Hawk helicopter in D.C. plane crash had a safety system off, senator says
Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River​ late last month was flying with a safety system turned off, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters after a briefing from the FAA and NTSB.
Black Hawk helicopter had important safety system turned off during collision with American Airlines jet, senator says
Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz told reporters the Black Hawk helicopter had (ADS-B), which is permitted for military aircraft. “This was a training mission, so there was no compelling national security reason for ADS-B to be turned off,
Key safety system off in Army helicopter that collided with American Airlines jet, senator says
A key safety system was turned off on the U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet last week near Washington's Reagan Airport, killing 67. Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz told reporters the Black Hawk helicopter had turned off its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B),
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Senator claims Black Hawk ADS-B was disabled, wreckage pulled from Potomac River
Senator Ted Cruz has claimed that the Black Hawk involved in a fatal crash in Washington DC had its ADS-B switched off during ...
Ted Cruz cautions against speculation on cause of DC plane crash after Trump's DEI remarks
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz cautioned Thursday against speculating about the cause of the fatal midair collision between a commercial ...
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Ted Cruz Rips Into USAID Partnership With George Soros
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Ted Cruz calls for DEI theories about DC plane crash to end
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Sen. Cruz and Rep. Jackson introduce legislation to bring training center to SAFB
During the 118th Congress, Sen. Cruz introduced the Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence Act as a standalone ...
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Ted Cruz Says Dems Are ‘Freaking Out’ After Failing To Land Single Blow At Kash Patel’s Confirmation Hearing
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Cruz ‘confident’ Trump will nominate ‘serious’ new inspectors general
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Army Helicopter’s Tracking Technology Turned Off at Time of Crash
Senator Ted Cruz, the chairman of the committee with oversight of transportation, said there was no compelling reason for the ...