Reagan Airport Safety Concerns

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Reagan National Airport

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Pilots warned of safety concerns at Reagan National Airport for decades

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At least 15 incident reports have been filed at Reagan National Airport since 1991 .

Some of the reports warned that the flight space was "an accident waiting to happen" There are at least four reports of safety incidents associated with runway 33 , the same runway that AA 5342 was approaching when the collision that took 67 lives occurred.

FAA restricted helicopter traffic over Potomac River around DCA while NTSB completes preliminary investigation.

FAA says it will review airspace based on the NTSB ’s report.

Aviation Safety Reporting System was established in 1976 to "eliminate unsafe conditions in the national aviation system, and prevent avoidable accidents".

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