The aborted landings come four months after the D.C. crash in January A U.S. Army helicopter lost contact with the Pentagon for 20 seconds, resulting in 2 aborted landings for commercial aircraft This comes months after the deadly crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport The Army has paused helicopter activity in this area while the FAA works on a solution A U.

On May 1, the Pentagon briefly lost contact with an Army helicopter nearby, causing two planes to abort landings at D.C.'s Reagan National Airport.

The aborted landings on May 1 added to general unease about continued close calls between government helicopters and commercial airplanes near the DC airport.