An American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29 as the plane prepared to land at Washington, ...

The Jan. 29 collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger airplane over Washington killed 67 people. The Jan. 29 ...

Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

The Coast Guard response to the Washington D.C. plane crash in January included 278 personnel, 11 small boat stations and ...

FBI dive boats were spotted on Wednesday in the area of the Potomac River where the plane involved in the midair collision ...

The National Transportation and Safety Board is recommending helicopters no longer fly along the route when planes are ...

National Transportation Safety Board investigators issued a pair of “urgent” safety recommendations for helicopter paths on ...

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released two reports — one on preliminary findings and another on safety ...

Federal aviation officials are taking urgent action to prevent future midair collisions after a catastrophic crash between an ...

The preliminary findings reveal a concerning history of near-miss incidents around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Current airport flight safety practices create an "intolerable safety risk" that could be eliminated by changing allowed ...