Here are some of the deadliest plane crashes in US history
- US Airlines experienced their first fatal crash in 16 years when a regional jet collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter, killing 67 people.
- The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, with the cause currently unknown.
- Experts have noted increasing risks in US air travel due to air traffic controller shortages and congestion, particularly around Washington DC.
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‘Goddamn, do something’ — years of warnings came before DC’s air tragedy
The United States’ worst aviation tragedy in more than two decades followed years of alarms about the nation’s hallowed air-safety system — and a series of close calls before luck finally ran out over the Potomac. The Covid pandemic worsened a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers, only for demand for air travel to soar once passengers returned. Politically motivated government funding showdowns made it harder to train new workers and r…
US airlines’ 16-year safety record ended with tragedy. There were warnings ahead of the crash
US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, there have been warning signs in recent years of a significant risk of a collision like the one that just killed 67 people.
A plane hit a helicopter in Washington, the most tragic background.
Here Are Some of Deadliest Plane Crashes in US History
An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington and multiple people were killed. Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The deadliest recent crash was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. All 45 passengers and the four crew members were killed when the Bombardier DHC-8 prop…
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