Associated Press
• Becky Bohrer
The NTSB concluded that inadequate airspeed management during severe icing, combined with the Textron Aviation 208B’s operation above maximum gross weight, caused Bering Air Flight 445 to lose control and impact pack ice near Nome, Alaska, on Feb. 6, 2025. All 10 people aboard were killed.
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The NTSB concluded that inadequate airspeed management during severe icing, combined with the Textron Aviation 208B’s operation above maximum gross weight, caused Bering Air Flight 445 to lose control and impact pack ice near Nome, Alaska, on Feb. 6, 2025. All 10 people aboard were killed.
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The FAA official who led the agency’s response to the January 2025 collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional passenger jet near Reagan Washington National Airport will step down next week. The crash killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.
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