The deadliest plane crash in the US in more than a decade happened over the airport closest to Capitol Hill, a frequent thoroughfare for lawmakers who will be probing the collision.
Lawmakers said Thursday that they are gathering information about the American Airlines regional passenger jet that collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, which has now become a recovery mission for the 67 people aboard both aircraft. Past US plane crashes have led to new aviation laws, and lawmakers are already raising questions about traffic at the airport.
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