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Near misses continue in US skies one year after deadly Washington, DC, crash
Systemic failures and inadequate route separation caused at least 59 near mid-air collisions across 21 U.S. airports since the Jan. 29 crash, with 30% involving helicopters, NTSB said.
- On Tuesday, NTSB leaders told reporters at least 59 near mid-air collisions occurred in the nine months after the Jan. 29 crash, based on a Get the Facts Data Team review of ASRS through October.
- NTSB investigators said multiple systematic failures led to the Jan. 29 crash, including the Federal Aviation Administration ignoring warnings about small separation near Reagan National Airport and pilots lacking critical route information on aeronautical charts.
- Data show about 30% of near mid-air collisions involved helicopters, with incidents at LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport, Louisville International Airport, Washington Dulles International, and Philadelphia International Airport.
- The FAA said it will 'carefully consider' NTSB recommendations and has reduced arrivals, improved staffing, and restricted helicopter traffic at DCA, while families push for full reforms.
- Because reporting to Aviation Safety Reporting System is voluntary, the tally of 59 near mid-air collisions is almost certainly an undercount, and National Transportation Safety Board leaders warned Tuesday that other dangerous hotspots persist.
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