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Near misses continue in US skies one year after deadly Washington, DC, crash

A Get the Facts Data Team review found at least 59 near mid-air collisions in the nine months after the Jan. 29 crash, based on Aviation Safety Reporting System data through October.
NTSB investigators said systemic failures and ignored FAA warnings about only 75 feet of vertical separation near Reagan National Airport contributed to the Jan. 29 crash.
Known incident sites include Reagan National Airport area, LaGuardia Airport , JFK, EWR, ORD, PIT, and SDF, with reports at 21 airports overall, some locations undisclosed.
Families of the crash victims have spent the past year advocating for safer skies, pushing for full NTSB recommendation implementation and seven reform goals, while the FAA said it will carefully consider these recommendations and has taken steps at Reagan National Airport .
Because reporting is voluntary, the tally is likely an undercount; pilots who filed ASRS reports noted "disturbing similarities" to the DCA crash, and NTSB leaders warned other hotspots exist.

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