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DC helicopter route permanently closed after fatal Black Hawk crash
The move follows federal investigators's call for a ban on helo flights on the route, citing a string of near misses in ...
Helicopter Route Permanently Closed After Deadly Black Hawk Collision with Plane
Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.'s airport on the same route where a passenger ...
FAA permanently shuts helicopter route where Black Hawk struck airliner
Aviation authorities on Friday permanently closed part of a helicopter route east and southeast of Reagan National Airport ...
Bering Air plane that crashed in Alaska was overweight before it took off, new NTSB report says
The regional airline flight in Alaska that crashed, killing all 10 people onboard, was overweight before it took off, ...
Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren’t made before crash
The investigation into a January midair collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C., revealed an alarming number of ...
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DC helicopter route permanently closed after fatal Black Hawk crash
The Army Black Hawk involved in the January crash belonged to the 12th Aviation Battalion based at Davison Army Air Field at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. That unit has a classified mission to ensure ...
‘An intolerable risk’: NTSB issues urgent safety recommendations after Flight 5342 crash
“We’ve determined that the existing separation distances between helicopter traffic operating on Route 4 and aircraft landing ...