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Families Unite for Safer Skies After Deadly D.C. Midair Plane Crash

FAA data shows helicopters breached altitude limits and came within 500 feet of airplanes 99 times in 2024, contributing to a deadly midair collision near Washington National Airport.

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Rachelle Steene of Moorestown is speaking out and leading the charge toward safer skies after her nephew, Anthony Perente, was killed in a mid-air plane crash in D.C.

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Families unite for safer skies after deadly D.C. midair plane crash

Rachelle Steene of Moorestown is speaking out and leading the charge toward safer skies after her nephew, Anthony Perente, was killed in a mid-air plane crash in D.C.

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Near-daily warning signs about helicopters preceded D.C. midair collision, FAA data shows

A CBS News analysis of FAA data reveals frequent red flags in flight paths near Reagan Washington National Airport in the year before January's deadly midair collision.

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CBS News broke the news in on Friday, August 15, 2025.
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