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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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Politico

‘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…

23 days ago

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KCCI

Here are some of the deadliest plane crashes in US history, including Flight 232 in Iowa

Equipment failure led Flight 232 from Denver to Chicago to crash in Sioux City in 1989, killing more than 100 people.

23 days ago·Des Moines, United States

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CNN

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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.

23 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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Clarin

What were the three most dramatic aircraft crashes in history?

A plane hit a helicopter in Washington, the most tragic background.

23 days ago·Buenos Aires, Argentina

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CBS News

These are the deadliest plane crashes in U.S. history

Everyone aboard a plane that collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., are feared dead, which would make it the deadliest U.S. air crash in nearly 24 years.

24 days ago

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The Epoch Times

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…

24 days ago·New York, United States

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