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NTSB calls for safety changes near DCA

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Potomac CrashMarch 11, 2025 4:21 pm

NTSB calls for safety changes near DCA

The NTSB said in its investigation into the deadly midair collision, it discovered helicopters are regularly flying as close as 75 feet away from some planes approaching DCA. News4’s Adam Tuss explains what happens next.

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