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Experts ask why Black Hawk helicopter may have been flying above allowed altitude before crash

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Black Hawk helicopter appears to have been flying above permitted altitude, publicly available flight data shows.

NTSB investigators have not so far disclosed the helicopter's altitude in their briefings.

Experts say investigators will be looking at altimeters, flight recorders and night vision goggles.

A near midair collision between an airplane and a helicopter in July 2015 occurred 400 feet off the ground.

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