Washington Midair Collision Investigation
FILE - A piece of wreckage is lifted from the water onto a salvage vessel near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va.
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Investigators have uncovered several factors that contributed to the collision of a U.S. Arm…
So many things went wrong last Jan. 29 to contribute to the collision between an airliner and a U.S. Army helicopter that killed 67 people that the National Transportation Safety Board isn’t likely to identify a single cause at its hearing Tuesday. Instead, the investigators will detail all the things they found that played a role in the crash near Washington, and the board will recommend changes that should be made to help prevent a similar event from happening again. Family members of the victims hope those suggestions won’t be ignored the same way many past NTSB recommendations have been after other crashes.
