Close name at Reagan airport between planes and Black Haw helicopter underneath investigation – months after lethal crash | EUROtoday

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident wherein two business planes had been instructed to carry out “go-arounds” to keep away from a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter flying close to Ronald Reagan National Airport on Thursday.

The scenario occurred simply over three months after Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines flight on the identical airport in late January that killed all 67 on board each plane.

On Thursday, air visitors management directed Delta Air Lines Flight 1671 and Republic Airways 5825 to conduct a “go-around” maneuver round 2:30 p.m. because the precedence air transport helicopter was flying inbound to the Pentagon Army Hospital, in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The Independent has emailed the Army and Republic Airways for extra info.

A spokesperson for Delta mentioned: “Nothing is more important at Delta than the safety of our customers and people. We’ll cooperate with authorities as they investigate.”

The information comes simply weeks after the FAA reported an in depth name between a Delta Air Lines aircraft and an Air Force jet at Reagan Airport on March 28. Last month, one other incident occurred on the identical airport when an plane’s wingtip struck a second aircraft on the runway. One of the planes was carrying members of Congress.

The FAA imposed restrictions on helicopter visitors within the space surrounding the airport after the lethal January 29 crash involving the Army Black Hawk helicopter and the passenger flight.

Some of the restrictions included completely banning non-essential helicopter operations, eliminating helicopter and fixed-wing combined visitors, and completely closing a route alongside the Potomac River to helicopter visitors, amongst others.

There are exceptions for life-saving medical assist, lively legislation enforcement operations, lively air protection, and presidential and vice presidential helicopter journey. It’s unclear if the Black Hawk helicopter in the latest incident was working inside the carve-outs.

The NTSB launched preliminary findings into the lethal January accident final month, revealing that there had been 15,214 shut calls on the airport between October 2021 and December 2024. The airport logged 944,179 flights throughout that point.

In a information convention, NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy mentioned the airport posed an “intolerable risk to aviation safety by increasing the chances of a mid-air collision.”