National Transportation Safety Board investigators issued a pair of “urgent” safety recommendations for helicopter paths on Tuesday as part of their preliminary report into the deadly midair collision over the Potomac River in January.

Helicopters should not be allowed to travel over a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River following the deadly air collision near Washington in January, according to urgent safety

The National Transportation and Safety Board is recommending helicopters no longer fly along the route when planes are landing on specific runways at DCA.

Federal investigators recommended a ban on some helicopter flights Tuesday, after looking in the cause of the tragic collision between

The midair crash near DCA that killed 67 exposed critical gaps in air traffic management, as investigators uncover frequent near-miss incidents.

The National Transportation Safety Board will announce on Tuesday it is making an urgent safety recommendation to prevent helicopter operations when two runways are being used at Washington Reagan National Airport following a mid-air collision in January that killed 67 people,

The secretary will discuss the NTSB's preliminary report on the January crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that killed a total of 67 people.

The deadly crash took place in January when a military helicopter collided with a passenger jet, killing 67 people.