The Army pilots were juggling dark skies, low altitude, a busy airspace and a cockpit without certain traffic detectors before the helicopter’s midair crash with a regional passenger jet. Airlines and Airplanes, Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters, Helicopters, American Airlines Flight 5342, Air Traffic Control, Military Aircraft, American Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, Reagan, Ronald, Washington National Airport, United States Army The Army pilots were juggling dark skies, low altitude, a busy airspace and a cockpit without certain traffic detectors before the helicopter’s midair crash with a regional passenger jet. NYT > Business
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