Pilots had reported near-misses with helicopters at Reagan National Airport in the years before the deadly crash

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The crash claimed the lives of 67 people who were on board both aircraft and has highlighted concerns about air traffic control, aviation safety procedures and challenges that come with navigating shared airspaces near major metropolitan hubs.
Newsweek
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The Army Black Hawk that collided with an American Airlines plane was hundreds of feet outside air traffic control's predesignated, approved route ahead of the deadly crash over the Potomac River.
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In the wake of the worst American air disaster in two decades, the understaffed and cash-strapped National Transportation Safety Board was scrambling to keep investigators from leaving after federal employees received an offer by the Trump administration to resign and be paid through September.
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The Black Hawk helicopter which collided with an American airlines Bombardier CRJ700 passenger plane, was on a training flight to a military mission to evacuate senior officials in case there was an attack on the United States, Reuters reported.
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