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NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died

The January 29 collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger airplane over Washington, D.C., killed all 67 people on board, making it the deadliest U.S. Air disaster since 2001.
The National Transportation Safety Board reported that the helicopter was at 278 feet at the time of the collision, raising questions about the pilots’ altitude awareness.
Senator Ted Cruz stated that NTSB officials indicated the helicopter's Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast technology was turned off during the crash.
A tribute event for victims raised $1.2 million for families, including 28 members of the figure skating community who perished in the disaster.

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Newark Post

NTSB releases initial findings in probe of plane crash that killed UD skaters

Federal investigators looking into the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people recommended a ban on some helicopter flights Tuesday, saying the current setup "poses an intolerable…

7 hours ago

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KVIA

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Helicopter routes near Washington airport pose an "intolerable risk," says NTSB

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean and Aaron Cooper, CNN The helicopter path a US Army Black Hawk was following when it collided with an American Airlines regional jet on January 29 should be closed under certain conditions, according to two new recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Tuesday. The investigating agency's "urgent safety recommendations" are part of its preliminary report on the mid-air collisi…

9 hours ago·Panama City, United States

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MyEasternShoreMD

On NTSB recommendations, FAA closes helicopter route near DC airport weeks after tragedy

WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board issued urgent safety recommendations Tuesday, warning that helicopter flights near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport pose serious safety risks and one helicopter route should be closed during airport operations.

10 hours ago

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ABC Australia

Safety investigators call for ban on helicopter flights after deadly DC crash

Investigators found a long history of near misses in the area near Washington's Ronald Reagan airport where a passenger jet and a US army helicopter collided in January, claiming 67 lives.

10 hours ago·Australia

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NW Arkansas Democrat gazzette

Womack hopes for permanent solution to prevent future collisions at D.C. airport | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

11 hours ago·Arkansas, United States

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Global News

D.C. plane crash: U.S. to reduce helicopter flights near busy airport - National

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he'll adopt the NTSB's recommendations for the route where a fatal midair collision occurred in January, with some modifications.

12 hours ago·Toronto, Canada

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