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Investing.com -- A key safety system was not operational on a U.S. Army helicopter involved in a fatal collision with an American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) regional jet near Washington Reagan Airport last week. The tragic accident resulted in 67 casualties.
The Black Hawk helicopter had deactivated its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), a detail confirmed by Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz. This system, which is allowed to be turned off for military aircraft, was not functioning at the time of the accident.
Ted Cruz disclosed to the press that the helicopter was on a training mission when the collision occurred. He further clarified that there was no pressing national security justification for the ADS-B system to be deactivated during this mission.
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