Overview
- The FAA has permanently separated helicopter and airplane airspace around Reagan National following the NTSB's findings.
- The safety board concluded the crash stemmed from FAA policy that allowed helicopters near the airport without adequate safeguards and from missed data review.
- Bedford said the agency does not dispute the NTSB’s conclusions and is implementing many recommendations while reviewing the rest.
- Victims’ families are pressing for meaningful reform as the NTSB prepares additional recommendations for federal and military operators.
- The collision killed 67 people, including 28 from the figure skating community, marking the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster since 2001.