NTSB finds long-standing comms gaps before Marine One takeoff at Reagan
TL;DR
A National Transportation Safety Board report ties decades of FAA–military communication gaps to safety risks around Marine One’s Reagan National takeoff, noting a years-long hotline outage to the Pentagon, radios moved to the Reagan tower to fix line-of-sight issues, and prior controller warnings about comms problems ahead of the incident.
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- Controllers warned Marine One pilots about communication issues week before dual takeoff, NTSB says AP News
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- NTSB report details radio issue before Marine One, jet loss of separation near DCA FOX 5 DC
- NTSB reveals controllers and Marine One crew addressed comms issues week before near miss KOMO
- Marine One crew failed to reach air traffic control before safety incident, NTSB says Military Times
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