NTSB chair says board reviewing Marine One safety incident

The National Transportation Safety Board is gathering information on a close call between a helicopter carrying President Donald Trump and a departing passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

NTSB chair says board reviewing Marine One safety incident
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The ​head ​of the ‌National Transportation Safety ​Board said on Wednesday ‌that the agency is gathering more information on a helicopter flight ‌carrying U.S. President Donald Trump ‌that briefly came too close to a passenger jet departing nearby ⁠Ronald ​Reagan ⁠Washington National Airport on Tuesday.

"We're in ⁠the process of collecting additional ​information. Our air traffic control ⁠specialists are reviewing the information they ⁠already ​have and information they're going to collect to ⁠determine whether we investigate," NTSB ⁠Chair Jennifer ⁠Homendy said in an interview.

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