Wednesday’s deadly crash near Reagan National Airport should serve as a wake-up call about the crowded, dangerous conditions in the skies near one of the nation’s busiest airports, Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, told Newsmax.

“I think we have more questions than answers at this point,” said Kiggans on “National Report,” adding that she, like everyone, is waiting for answers and a thorough investigation about the collision that killed 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet and the three crew members on a U.S. Army Black Hawk.

Still, there is much being reported about altitude discrepancies and the busy status of the airport at the time of the crash.

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