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Black Hawk helicopter in D.C. plane crash had a safety system off, senator says

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Sen. Ted Cruz says the Army Blackhawk helicopter was flying with a safety system turned off.

Cruz chairs the Senate Commerce Committee , which has oversight of the airline industry.

Military aircraft are allowed to fly with that system off.

The NTSB will seek to determine if the system was present and turned on.

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