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What to know about NTSB's recommendation to change helicopter route near DCA
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What to know about NTSB's recommendation to change helicopter route near DCA

News4’s Jackie Bensen breaks down the NTSB’s recommendation for permanent changes to a helicopter route near Reagan National Airport after discovering helicopters were regularly flying as close as 75 feet away from commercial planes.

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