US House panel opens investigation into fatal January jet-helicopter collision
A U.S. House of Representatives oversight subcommittee said on Thursday it is investigating the collision in January between ...
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Cruz Reveals Black Hawk Had Key Safety System Turned off Going Into Deadly Crash
Ted Cruz of Texas revealed Thursday that the ... and the National Transportation Safety Board officials that the Black Hawk helicopter had its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS ...
Senators want US Army to detail failure to use key safety system in helicopter flights
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two senators asked the U.S. Army to explain why it routinely failed to use a key ...
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Black Hawk pilot missed crucial message seconds before DC crash because ‘key word was muffled’ on radio
Friday’s update came just over a week after Senator Ted Cruz, the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, claimed a key safety system on the Black Hawk was turned off. The NTSB declined to ...
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U.S. Army helicopter key safety system was off during fatal collision - Ted Cruz
The Black Hawk helicopter had deactivated its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), a detail confirmed by Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz. This system, which is allowed to ...