US EditionInvestigators will detail causes of the midair collision over Washington, DC, and recommend changes
The NTSB cited systemic failures including a faulty altimeter, unsafe helicopter routes, and ignored FAA warnings in the Jan. 29, 2025 collision that killed 67 people.
- This Tuesday the National Transportation Safety Board will present its findings on the U.S. Army helicopter and passenger airplane collision over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.
- Investigators found a chain of technical and procedural failures that played a role, including the Black Hawk's barometric altimeter reading 80 to 100 feet low and the FAA ignoring prior warnings about helicopter risks.
- A tower audio exchange shows controllers asking the helicopter twice whether it had the CRJ in sight, while a collision-alert sounded and the plane crew pulled up sharply from about 313 feet one second before impact.
- Last week the Federal Aviation Administration made temporary post-crash airspace restrictions permanent around Reagan National, and the 12th Aviation Battalion paused helicopter flights after near-misses.
- A multi-year modernization plan funded in part by Congress aims to upgrade control centers and use AI, with Congress approving $12.5 billion and the FAA committing more than $6 billion for six new air-traffic control centers before 2029.
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Investigators will detail causes of the midair collision over Washington, DC, and recommend changes
By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press Transportation Writer So many things went wrong last Jan. 29 to contribute to the deadliest plane crash on American soil since 2001 that the National Transportation Safety Board isn’t likely to identify a single cause of the collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people at its hearing Tuesday. FILE – Rescue and salvage crews pull up a part of a Army Black Hawk hel…
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Marietta Daily JournalTimeline of the year since an Army helicopter and plane collided over Washington, DC
Investigators have uncovered numerous factors that contributed to a U.S. Army helicopter and a passenger airplane colliding over Washington, D.C., last January, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.
Investigators will detail the causes of the midair collision over Wash
So many things went wrong last Jan. 29 to contribute to the deadliest plane crash on American soil since 2001 that the National Transportation Safety Board isn’t likely to identify a single cause of the collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter near Washington that killed 67 people at its hearing Tuesday. Instead, their investigators will detail what they found that played a role in the crash, and the board will recommend changes to h…
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