NTSB Urges FAA To Issue Helo Traffic Ban At Washington Airport

NTSB examining DCA crash wreckage

NTSB investigators document the wreckage of the aircraft involved in the mid-air collision near DCA.

Credit: NTSB
The NTSB is urging the FAA to take steps to ensure helicopter traffic is never permitted to cross arrival and departure paths at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), eliminating a risk that the board suggests should have been addressed before the Jan. 29 midair collision of a regional jet and a...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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