The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that helicopter traffic be banned from a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River when flights are landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport.

The National Transportation and Safety Board is recommending helicopters no longer fly along the route when planes are landing on specific runways at DCA.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday issued two “urgent” safety recommendations after discovering thousands of close calls between helicopters and planes near

Helicopters should be barred from a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River when flights are landing on Reagan National Airport’s Runway 33, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said as the NTSB unveiled “urgent safety recommendations” after the deadly mid-air collision in January.

Helicopters should not be allowed to travel over a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River following the deadly air collision near Washington in January, according to urgent safety

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released two reports — one on preliminary findings and another on safety recommendations — related to the deadly collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet in January.

The midair crash near DCA that killed 67 exposed critical gaps in air traffic management, as investigators uncover frequent near-miss incidents.

The National Transportation Safety Board will announce on Tuesday it is making an urgent safety recommendation to prevent helicopter operations when two runways are being used at Washington Reagan National Airport following a mid-air collision in January that killed 67 people,

Authorities give update on the investigation into the passenger jet and helicopter collision that killed 67 people in January. Image credit: US Coast Guard