Pilots had reported near-misses with helicopters at Reagan National Airport in the years before the deadly crash

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American Eagle Flight 5342 crashed into an Army Black Hawk helicopter in midair near Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, killing all 67 people aboard.
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Those fears materialized Wednesday night when an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter, taking the lives of 67 people, including three soldiers and more than a dozen figure skaters.
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The flight, coming from from Witchita, Kansas and operated by Pacific Southwest Airlines, had 60 passengers and four crew members on board.
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A massive search and rescue operation was in progress, with divers visible in the glare of powerful lights as they plunged into the snow-lined Potomac to scour the wreckage of both aircraft.
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