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NTSB investigating midair collision near Reagan National Airport, stressing thorough investigation and caution.

NTSB locates black boxes from Army Black Hawk helicopter collision, focusing on victim recovery and family support.

According to a New York Times report, staffing was thin in the control tower at Reagan National Airport, where the airliner was about to land when the collision occurred. One controller, rather than the usual two, was handling both plane and helicopter traffic, the Times quoted a preliminary Federal Aviation…

Cockpit voice and flight data recorders found from American Airlines flight that collided with military helicopter; 28 bodies recovered from Potomac River

Officials say over 100 family members of victims are in the Washington area for briefings and that every air traffic controller involved is under intense scrutiny

Less than 24 hours after the tragic crash killed all 67 people on both aircraft near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation removed the black boxes from the wreckage of American Airlines flight 5342.

A single air traffic controller was handling an amount work typically assigned to two people when the crash occurred, the report says

A door was apparently not fully closed on a homebuilt airplane that crashed in Southern California earlier this month

It may take weeks to figure out what went wrong, experts tell Salon. But politics plays no role in investigation