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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: midair collision

midair collision stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - The National Transportation Board's view of the events that caused last weekend's crash over the Hudson River doesn't jibe with the FAA's, the Wall Street Journal reports. The NTSB chronology released yesterday suggests that errors from air traffic controllers—one of whom was one the phone to his girlfriend at... More »

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FAA • plane crash • NTSB • Hudson River • air traffic control • air traffic controllers • National Transportation Safety Board • helicopter crash • midair collision

 Air Controller 
 Failed to Warn 
 Hudson Pilot 

Controller failed to inform him, NTSB report finds

Aug 14, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - An air traffic controller failed to warn the pilot of a plane in last weekend's mid-air collision over the Hudson River, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled today. Chatting on the phone, the controller did not inform the pilot that "there were several aircraft detected by radar in the... More »

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New York • plane crash • helicopter • Hudson River • air traffic control • midair collision • Teterboro Airport

Searchers Find, Can't Recover 8th Body

Olympian Torres rode copter over Hudson
2 days before crash

Aug 10, 09 11:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Crews searching the Hudson River for the victims of Sunday's collision between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane located an eighth body yesterday in the submerged plane but were unable to recover it, 1010 WINS radio reports. Rough water and silt impeded the efforts of divers, who suspended work... More »

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New York City • New York • swimming • helicopter • air disasters • Hudson River • airplane • Dara Torres • Olympic athletes • US Olympic athletes • Olympics • helicopter crash • Hoboken • Piper PA-32 • midair collision

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