Black Hawk that struck American flight 5342 was on routine training flight: officials
The 12th Aviation Battalion, which was flying the helicopter, was placed on a 48-hour pause, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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Aviation Experts Suspect Black Hawk Did Not See American Airlines Plane Before Deadly D.C. Crash: 'It Should Not Have Happened' (Exclusive)
Aviation experts tell PEOPLE it's possible that the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter did not see the American Airlines passenger plane before the two collided on Wednesday, Jan. 29, killing 67 people.
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Trump blames fatal D.C. plane crash on Black Hawk helicopter pilot
President Trump on Friday blamed the flight path of the Black Hawk helicopter for the fatal plane crash near Washington, D.C.