The new detail retreived from the black box suggests the Army helicopter was flying above 200 feet (61 meters), the maximum altitude for the route it was using.
Data from the jet’s flight recorder showed its altitude as 325 feet, plus or minus 25 feet, when the crash happened on Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport in Washington ...
The collision in DC involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday has created flight delays for travelers out of Washington DC.