Pilots have reported repeated close calls similar to fatal collision near DC airport

Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

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Investigation underwary into the fatal jet-chopper collision in Washington, DC
CNN
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Airline pilots flying into Washington, D.C., have reported nearly a dozen near misses over the years that were scarily similar to this week's midair collision that killed 67 people.
The Gazette
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An Associated Press review of a federal database that catalogs such concerns found scores of reports of near-misses and warnings about congested skies over the nation's capital, with pilots repeatedly complaining about military helicopters getting too close to passenger jets.
The Independent
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The United States’ worst aviation tragedy in more than two decades followed years of alarms about the nation’s hallowed air-safety system — and a series of close calls before luck finally ran out over the Potomac.
Politico

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