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Helicopter crew might not have heard tower's instructions before crash, say investigators

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NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy says incomplete radio transmission may have left crew without understanding of how it should shift position just before crash.

"That transmission was interrupted — it was stepped on," she says, leaving them unable to hear the words "pass behind the" because the helicopter's microphone key was pressed at the same moment.

Investigators believe helicopter pilots were wearing night vision goggles throughout the flight.

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