FAA, plane crashed
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The agency said it’s taking steps to lessen the risk of collisions, but lawmakers say too many gaps remain — and place part of the blame on the military.
Investigators have found that the Federal Aviation Administration had data showing the risk of a crash before the midair collision at Reagan National Airport.
FAA acting head Chris Rocheleau said that "clearly something was missed" by the agency before the fatal Potomac River midair collision.
Four jets came close enough to the Delta flight, which was taking off from Washington’s Reagan National Airport, to set off a collision-avoidance alert.
A small aircraft crashed in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on Saturday afternoon, setting a house ablaze as emergency responders arrived at the scene.
Officials do not believe that anyone on the plane survived after it crashed into a home in the suburbs of Minneapolis.