Insufficient, inconsistent and nonexistent procedures contributed to January’s midair collision near Washington National Airport more than any single mistake.
Variances detailed during an NTSB hearing on the Jan. 29 collision between a regional jet and an Army helicopter indicate inconsistency in traffic management.
A team led by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada is just starting its work on the Feb. 17 crash of a Delta Connection MHIRJ CRJ-900 at Toronto Pearson.
By Sean Broderick, Brian Everstine, Christine Boynton
Despite decades of accident-free flying, pilot reports pointed to the risks of a collision between helicopters and commercial aircraft in Washington airspace.