Key takeaways from 3-day hearing on deadly D.C. midair collision
The NTSB heard testimony from air traffic controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army about the mid-air collision of an Army helicopter and passenger plane.
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Eleanor Watson is a CBS News multi-platform reporter and producer covering the Pentagon. Before her role on the national security team, she worked in the CBS News political unit covering the 2020 presidential election. She is originally from Wichita Falls, Texas. She went to Groton School and The George Washington University before starting at CBS News as an intern.
The NTSB heard testimony from air traffic controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army about the mid-air collision of an Army helicopter and passenger plane.
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