US investigators advise partial ban on helicopter flights after DC plane crash

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  DC plane crash: NTSB calls for immediate changes at Reagan airport

  Investigators issued their preliminary report Tuesday in the probe into the devastating crash between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.
  
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  NTSB urges helicopter ban near DCA after deadly midair crash

  The NTSB is calling for a strict ban on helicopter flights near Reagan National Airport after a deadly midair collision killed 67 people. Chair Jennifer Homendy urged the FAA to act immediately, ...
  
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  Safety board calls for helicopter ban on certain routes near DC airport: 'Intolerable risk'

  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday issued two “urgent” safety recommendations after discovering thousands of close calls between helicopters and planes near Ronald Reagan ...
  
  The Hill - 11h
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  Restrictions Ordered for Helicopters Near Reagan Airport After Plane Crash

  The transportation secretary’s decision came after the National Transportation Safety Board cited a long history of near collisions between helicopters and airplanes near the nation’s capital.
  
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  Small plane crashes in Pennsylvania

  A small plane crashed in Manheim Township, Pa., on Sunday. The incident occurred just after 3:15 p.m., and crews were on the scene, ABC6 reported. The Aircraft N347M took off from the Lancaster ...
  
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• Witnesses react to small plane crash in southeastern Pennsylvania that injured 5

  A small plane crashed near a retirement home in southeastern Pennsylvania over the weekend. Five people on board the plane were injured. The FAA is investigating.
  
  CBS News - 1d
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  Pilot and passengers taken to hospital after Pennsylvania plane crash

  Five people onboard survived small plane crash near Lancaster but officials say no details of their condition. A small airplane with five people onboard crashed in a parking lot near Lancaster ...
  
  The Guardian - 2d
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  5 injured after small plane crashes into residential area in Pennsylvania

  All five people on board a small plane that crashed into a residential area in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on Sunday survived and were taken to hospitals, authorities said.
  
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• NTSB calls for permanent helicopter flight restrictions around Washington airport after fatal collision

  The National Transportation Safety Board is seeking more flight restrictions on helicopters around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
  
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