The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Jan. 27 revealed the probable cause of last year’s deadly midair collision over Washington’s Potomac River, citing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision to place a helicopter route close to an airplane runway approach path and several other “systemic failures” at the agency.
“This was 100 percent preventable,” said NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy.
The more than nine-hour hearing was the culmination of the NTSB’s yearlong investigation into the midair collision between a CRJ700 commercial jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter on Jan. 29, 2025, which resulted in the deaths of all 67 people aboard both aircraft….
NTSB Finds ‘Systematic Failures’ Led to DC Midair Collision: Key Takeaways
