(NewsNation) — Investigators are looking at the factors that contributed to Wednesday’s tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., and they may consider whether night-vision goggles played a role.

Veteran military pilot Matthew Buckley told NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas that night vision goggles — if being worn at the time of the crash — may have hindered the pilot’s vision. Buckley said he ...

Investigators have yet to determine whether the crew of an Army helicopter was wearing the devices when the Black Hawk crashed into a civilian airliner last week. By Mark Walker and John Ismay ...

The crash killed at least 28 people, with the rest aboard feared dead, after the plane collided with a U.S. Army helicopter Andrew Harnik/Getty Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the pilots aboard ...

The crash of a Marine helicopter, like the one shown, that killed five Marines was ultimately caused by pilot error, but night vision goggles and unsafe flying conditions also likely were factors, ...

WASHINGTON — The crash of a Marine Corps helicopter last year that killed five service members was ultimately caused by pilot error, but the use of night vision goggles and unsafe flying conditions ...

There was once a time when night vision goggles — with their almost magical ability to see in the dark — were only available to the military and law enforcement. Today, that technology is so ...