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  • Reagan National Has Close Call Four Months After Major Air Tragedy

    05/03/2025 8:32:13 AM PDT · by george76 · 30 replies
    Daily Caller News Foundation. ^ | May 2, 2025 | Mariane Angela
    A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter flying through restricted Washington, D.C. airspace on Thursday triggered urgent evasive maneuvers by two commercial jets inbound to Reagan National Airport. An American Airlines jet collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Jan. 29, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. Just four months after the deadly incident, it was reported that an Army chopper deviated from its approved flight path, veering around the Pentagon instead of heading directly to the helipad, according to a Friday email from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Assistant Administrator Chris Senn ... The unexpected...
  • United flight collides with a kite in latest incident at Reagan National Airport

    03/31/2025 5:19:45 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 47 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | March 30, 2025 | Staff
    A United flight collided with a kite as it tried to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the latest airplane incident at the Virgina airport. United Airlines flight 654 from Houston was attempting to land before tensions rose as a nearby kite flew 'right into the flightpath.' '[The kite] was over the park. About 100 feet over the ground. It looked like it's right on the flight path...,' said air traffic control communications with the flight's pilots. Police responded to reports of a kite flying at Gravely Point, which is prohibited in that area due to the dangers...