One Year Later: Here Are the Victims of the Washington, DC, Plane Crash
- On Jan. 29, 2025, a military helicopter collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 as it approached Reagan National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft.
- At a daylong hearing Tuesday, investigators highlighted ignored warnings, lack of military and air tower training, underused FAA near-miss data, and a helicopter route through the runway approach after a 2013 near miss.
- More than 1,700 first responders, medical professionals, investigators and support personnel took part in recovery efforts, while divers reported 10 feet visibility and a strong jet‑fuel odor in the Potomac River.
- Families held a D.C. memorial and urged policy changes, including a locator‑system bill with unanimous Senate support, as Amy Hunter said, `Honoring the 67 means more than remembering who they were.`
- FAA changes now require special permission for some helicopter flights, but pilots warned those restrictions could hinder emergency operations as Daniel Hill credited a police helicopter on Aug. 3.
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One year later: Here are the victims of the Washington, DC, plane crash
Many of the families have stayed in touch. They hold weekly calls to connect and support one another, but also to organize their advocacy for safer skies.
The job’s not finished
Today marks the one-year anniversary of a horrific tragedy over the skies of our nation’s capital — the crash of American Airlines Flight 5342. While 12 months have passed, the loss of those 67 souls and the impact it had on their loved ones, their communities, and the country remains painfully fresh. It is often challenging to find any source of comfort in such unspeakable heartbreak. Yet somehow, through that immense pain, the families of Flig…
D.C. plane crash: Honoring victims and making air travel safer 1 year after tragedy
News4 covers the crash victims’ families, first responders’ memories and transportation officials’ warnings a year after the D.C. plane crash.
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