Live updates: Investigators working to download data from helicopter, jet black boxes
Latest news and live updates after a Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River this week, killing 67 people.
Downed Black Hawk was practicing secretive evacuation plans
The battalion flying the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a jet Wednesday night has a unique mission set — quickly evacuating top U.S. officials to secure locations.
Black box from Black Hawk helicopter that collided with plane in Washington has been recovered, investigators say
Black box from Black Hawk helicopter that collided with plane in Washington has been recovered, investigators say.
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What are Black Hawk helicopters?
It has been confirmed that the army helicopter was a Black Hawk, which had three people on board at the time of the crash.
NTSB Says It Recovered Black Box From Black Hawk in Midair Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board said that it has recovered the Black Hawk helicopter’s flight recorder and has a “high level of confidence” of extracting the data.
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Tom Costello: Army helicopter's black box will be critical in investigation
NBC News' Tom Costello reports on the latest details in the NTSB's investigation into the midair collision near Reagan Airport.