What two Black Hawk pilots saw — or did not see — before the Jan. 29 crash along the Potomac River is unknown but critical in understanding what led to the helicopter’s deadly collision with ...

The Black Hawk pilots who collided with an American Airlines plane last month may not have heard vital information given by air traffic control to fly behind the passenger jet seconds before the ...

Black Hawk pilot Rebecca Lobach failed to follow her flight instructor in the moments before colliding with a civilian airliner over Washington, D.C., according to a new report.

The Black Hawk pilot was flying a night-vision-goggle “check ride,” a practical exam that a U.S. Army pilot must pass to be qualified to perform specific duties, Jennifer Homendy, NTSB ...

Flying a Black Hawk helicopter with night vision goggles presents a number of challenges. In the wake of the tragic midair collision between a Black Hawk and an American Airlines flight in ...

A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January 29, indicated the ...

Seasoned Black Hawk pilot reveals what potentially went wrong before deadly DC midair crash By . Chris Nesi. Published Jan. 30, 2025, 3:53 p.m. ET.

“The pilot of the Black Hawk has been identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) Jo Ellis, a transgender woman,” the post reads. “Jo Ellis served in the Virginia National Guard for 15 years ...

A former Black Hawk helicopter pilot says the oncoming angle of the helicopter and the American Airlines jet that collided midair in Washington, D.C., Thursday may have contributed to the tragedy.

Black Hawk pilots may not have heard a critical directive from air traffic control to fly behind the American Airlines plane in the seconds before it collided with the jet, ...