FAA Shuts Down Route Used By Black Hawk Helicopter In Horrific Mid-Air DC Crash

A helicopter flies Thursday near the crash site of the American Airlines plane after it collided with a U.S. military helicopter near Reagan National Airport. The FAA indefinitely shut down the helicopter corridor on Friday. (Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The Federal Aviation Authority on Friday indefinitely shut down the low-altitude helicopter corridor near Reagan National Airport where a collision between a U.S. Army chopper and an American Airlines passenger jet led to a crash killing 67 people, according to reports.

The heavily traveled route runs parallel to the airport's flight path, according to the Associated Press.