A source tells NBC News that, according to a preliminary FAA report, a single air traffic controller was handling both planes and helicopters when the crash occurred. Normally at the D.C. tower at that time of day and for the volume of air traffic, one controller would be assigned to planes and another to helicopters. But the use of one controller was still considered acceptable under FAA standards. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports on what might have gone wrong.
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