Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren’t made before crash
The investigation into a January midair collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C., revealed an alarming number of ...
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NTSB recommends ban on certain helicopter flights near National Airport
Tuesday’s report also bolstered a Washington Post examination ... the runway the jet was using the night of the crash comes within 15 feet of a helicopter route, according to a Post analysis.
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Helicopter route permanently closed on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash
Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington ... looking into the cause of the crash recommended a ban on some helicopter flights, saying a string of near misses in ...
What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter
An American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29 as the plane prepared to land at Washington, D.
A helicopter crashed into the Potomac River. He was the sole survivor.
Decades before an Army helicopter and American Airlines jet collided, another crash took place in those same waters. Jonathan ...
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Subramanyam, fed. lawmakers to investigate military airspace near National Airport after plane crash
After an Army helicopter collided with a commercial airplane in January near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, ...
US transportation agency urges ban on some helicopter flights after deadly Washington crash
The separation distance allowed between planes and helicopters at the airport 'poses an intolerable risk,' the NTSB says ...
FAA permanently shuts helicopter route where Black Hawk struck airliner
The closure comes after crash investigators said there was a history of safety risks near the busy airport that had gone ...