NTSB blames 'deep' systemic failures for deadly midair collision near Washington D.C.

National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Jennifer Homendy briefs reporters on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The NTSB released its investigative findings into the January 2025 midair collision of an American Airlines regional jet and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The collision killed all 67 aboard both aircraft.

After a yearlong investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board did not find a single cause for the deadly collision near Washington, D.C., but blamed the crash on multiple systemic failures.

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