Airline Pilots Previously Reported Close Calls With Helicopters Near Reagan Airport
A database of aviation safety issues details two startling incidents, one in 2024 and one in 2022.
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What to know about the deadly American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter collision
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What to know about the military helicopter involved in crash near DC
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What we know about the American Airlines plane and Army helicopter crash
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.CBS News - 4d -
Former Black Hawk pilot discusses midair collision near Reagan National Airport
Retired Lt. Col. Darin Gaub, a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot with thousands of hours of flight time, including in D.C. airspace, speaks about the deadly collision over D.C. between a passenger ...CBS News - 4d -
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Officials say 'no survivors' expected after crash at Reagan National Airport
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Officials provide update on midair collision near Reagan National Airport outside D.C.
Officials held a news briefing early Thursday morning to provide updates on a midair collision involving a passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan International Airport outside ...CBS News - 5d -
Air traffic right-of-way at Reagan National Airport explained
NBC News' Tom Costello explains the right of way at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., where an American Airlines regional jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter.NBC News - 5d -
Commercial plane crashes mid-air with military helicopter near Reagan National Airport
A commercial airline has collided with a helicopter mid-air on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C. 60 passengers and 4 crew members were on the American Airlines flight that ...CBS News - 5d -
American Airlines flight collides with helicopter in Washington, D.C.
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Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet collide near D.C.
An American Airlines plane collided with a Black Hawk helicopter in midair outside of Washington, D.C., near Reagan Washington National Airport. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris ...CBS News - 5d -
Watch: Local authorities respond to airplane collision near Reagan National Airport
A regional jet and helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport shortly before 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday evening. The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) said that a PSA Airlines regional jet, ...The Hill - 5d -
Small Plane Crashes in Potomac River Near Reagan National Airport
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American Airlines flight collides with helicopter in Washington DC
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No survivors expected after passenger plane and Army helicopter collide near D.C.
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Regional jet carrying 64, military helicopter on training flight collide near Reagan National Airport
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