collided around 30 miles from the fort campbell military base where the helicopters took off. john: army officials say there will be a full investigation but added the debris from the collision thankfully fell in a partially wooded field area and not by any homes. sandra: c.b. cotton is live on the scene at fort campbell, kentucky. what are we learning from authorities there, c.b.? sandra, we know the army has sent a specialized team to review the crash site and gather the flight data recorders. this could possibly reveal why this tragedy happened. nine minutes of 101 airborne division killed here at home. the crash happened on the kentucky-tennessee border some 30 miles from the base. four soldiers were in one helicopter, five in the other. they were there to practice the multi-ship formation using night vision goggles running medical evacuation drills. deputy commander of the 101st
details. hi, c.b. hi, martha. yeah, people here in kentucky today are grieving this loss. as you mentioned, nine members at the 101st airborne division a very prestigious division, tragically killed here at home. we know this crash happened on the kentucky, tennessee border, 30 miles from the base. four soldiers were in one helicopter, five in the other. they were there to practice a multi-ship formation using night vision goggles. they were running medical evacuation drills. the commander of the 101,airborne said it appears the crash happened around 10:00 p.m. after they finished exercises, a team of experts will review the crash site and recover the flight data recorders, this could reveal why this tragedy happened. the governor of kentucky and tennessee say they stand ready to help the families. i talked to governor bill lee
pilot cut the landing short, pulling the plane into a climb for safety how differently could this have played out without the caution of that fedex crew had the fedex crew not initiated a go around, these airplanes would have been potentially very close or even possibly collided reporter: at new york s jfk airport a similar close call just weeks ago delta 1946, cancel takeoff plans. reporter: an american airlines flight forced a delta jet to abort take-off after somehow crossing the same runway, american promising a full internal investigation. at newark on friday a boeing 787 clipped wings with a united flight as it left the gate no one was hurt but the faa says the impact snapped off a small piece of the wing. reporter: morgan joins us from the austin airport what is next in the investigation there? kate, we know both the ntsb and faa are investigating and of course they re very interested in the flight data recorders but also the critical radio traffic showing
Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and the Navy, yesterday, signed a pact to enhance cooperation in the prevention and mitigation of accidents and serious incidents in the transport sector.