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FAA plane, chopper nearly collided in 2018 incident near Reagan National Airport

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A helicopter was forced to take evasive action to avoid colliding with a plane that was landing at Reagan National Airport outside Washington , D.C. , during a July 2018 incident that mirrored the deadly collision that occurred Wednesday night .

CBS News has identified at least five close calls between planes and helicopters around Reagan National in recent years .

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semi-formal

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English

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short-lived

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