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Two planes aborted landings at DCA due to helicopters in flight path in week before crash: report

Two planes aborted landings at Reagan National Airport in the past week due to military helicopters in their flight path, according to the Washington Post.

MilitaryhelicopterflightsforcedatleasttwoplanestoabortlandingsatReaganNationalAirportintheweekbeforeadeadlycollisionpresumablykilled67peopleonWednesday,accordingtoareport. OnTuesdaynight,justonedaybeforethecollisionbetweenanAmericanAirlinesflightandanArmyBlackHawkhelicopter,adifferentplanealertedtheairtrafficcontroltowerthatithadtoabortitslandingtoavoidcollisionwithahelicopter,theWashingtonPostreported. YetanotherplanearrivingatDCAfromCharlottescrubbeditslandingonJan.23,againbecauseofahelicopter. “Theyhadtocirclebackaroundbecausetherewasahelicopterintheflightpath,”saidRIchardHart,apassengerontheJan.23flightwhospoketotheWashingtonPost.“AtthetimeIfounditodd.…NowIfinditdisturbinglytragic.” LIVEUPDATES:DCPLANECRASHINVESTIGATORSRECOVERAMERICANAIRLINESBLACKBOXESAFTERMIDAIRCOLLISION ThetwoclosecallscamewithinaweekofWednesday