FAA and NTSB Criticized Over Failures in D.C. Midair Collision
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The FAA acknowledged a possible error by air traffic control at Reagan National Airport before a fatal midair collision over the Potomac River on January 29, which resulted in 67 deaths, including failure to warn a passenger jet about an Army helicopter's approach.
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- Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals CNN
- NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: 'Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead' ABC News
- Controllers asked for fewer flights at Reagan National before a midair collision. That never happened. Politico
- NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit AP News
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