In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan National Airport, at least two other pilots reported near-misses with helicopters while landing at the airport,

The crash disrupted flights at Reagan National Airport. Several dozen emergency crews could be seen at the scene of the crash, apparently just south of Reagan National Airport’s upper departure area,

Gravelly Point, just a few hundred feet from the north end of the runway at Reagan National, was one of the closed parks. It has for decades been a spot favored by aviation enthusiasts as well as tourists and picnickers who want to watch flights land and take off.