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flag FAA report: Single controller managed both aircraft and helicopter traffic before fatal crash at DCA.

flag A Federal Aviation Administration report indicates that staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was "not normal" at the time of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter, resulting in 67 fatalities. flag Typically, two controllers manage aircraft and helicopter traffic separately, but at the time of the crash, a single controller was handling both. flag The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.

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