During the hearings, the NTSB was told that the Army helicopter never heard the command from the air traffic controller to "pass behind the CRJ" as the transmission was stepped on. It was also revealed that the plane's pilots were not warned by the controller that there was a helicopter nearby or cleared to fly near the helicopter.

The findings were revealed during the first day of National Transportation Safety Board hearings on the crash, which killed 67 people, including several skaters at the Skating Club of Boston