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As the sun rises Saturday morning, the aftermath of destruction is seen outside the Roosevelt Mall after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia Friday night. Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images …

Transportation officials have restricted helicopter flights around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after Wednesday’s mid-air collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet.

First responders work the scene after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP PHILADELPHIA — A medical transport jet with a …

Before an American Airlines plane collided with an Army helicopter near the Reagan National Airport, lawmakers had raised concerns about the increasingly congested airspace above the Washington, D.C., area. Several …

In this Aug. 29, 2006, photo, a police officer guards the wreckage of Comair Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky. The crash killed 49 passengers and crew. …

NPR speaks with Michael McCormick, former vice president of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, about reports that the airspace above Reagan airport has long raised safety concerns.

When the American Airlines regional jet and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in midair Wednesday night, the civilian plane was circling Reagan National Airport preparing to land, just before 9 …

Emergency response units work at the site of the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday on approach to Reagan National Airport. Al Drago/Getty Images hide …

Steve Inskeep speaks with former Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt about the midair collision in Washington, D.C.

Second grader Augusta Robbins sits on the floor drawing at the temporary Airbnb her family was staying in. Since her family home burned down, she’s been drawing a lot of …