Air traffic controllers ejected from Hudson collision probe
Photo credit: AP Photo | The wreckage of a helicopter is lifted by crane from the Hudson River and placed on a boat as seen from Hoboken, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009. Divers recovered a piece of a submerged helicopter and a fifth body Sunday as investigators searched the Hudson River for wreckage from the helicopter and a small plane that collided in midair, killing nine people.
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Helicopter, plane collide over Hudson
Federal safety officials Monday ejected the air traffic controllers union from the investigation of a midair collision over the Hudson River, after union leaders publicly demanded a retraction from investigators who had suggested an air traffic controller could have prevented the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board, which said in a statement the union had violated the rules for...
