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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near miss between a small plane and a helicopter at the airport on Monday, March 2. Investigators said the small plane was cleared to land on a runway when its path converged with a helicopter. The helicopter pilot performed a right-hand turn to avoid a collision.
Air traffic controllers are now required to use radar to ensure helicopters and planes at busy airports maintain a safe distance from each other.
The Federal Aviation Administration revealed the near-collision while announcing new regulations for air-traffic controllers.
A collision at LaGuardia Airport has led to the cancelation of some Kentucky flights.
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration will restrict helicopter traffic around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., after the fatal collision of Army Black Hawk helicopter with an American Airlines jetliner earlier ...
Authorities say there are no survivors after a helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon near a small airport in the Twin Cities suburbs and burst into flames. Officers found the downed aircraft, later identified as a Robinson R66, at about 2:45 p.m. local ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is tightening helicopter safety measures, more than a year after the fatal collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
ATHENS, Tenn. (WATE) — One person was injured in a helicopter crash at the McMinn County Airport on Tuesday. McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy posted on social media around 3:30 p.m. that a small helicopter had crashed with the pilot being treated at the ...
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday, Nov. 2 it is sending a team to investigate an Oct. 29 close call between a Southwest Airlines jet and a medical helicopter near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Ohio. The NTSB said the ...
BURLINGTON, Wash. — A helicopter crashed at Skagit Regional Airport in Burlington Monday morning. The incident was reported at 10:08 a.m. The helicopter was carrying two people inside. Both sustained injuries and were taken to Skagit Regional Hospital ...