US safety board to determine cause of fatal Washington air collision that killed 67

Reuters01-13
US safety board to determine cause of fatal Washington air collision that killed 67 

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will hold a January 27 hearing to determine the probable cause of a fatal collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter in January 2025 that killed 67 people.

Last month, the Justice Department said the federal government was liable in the collision. The Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in the crash was flying above maximum altitude levels at the time.

The FAA restricted helicopter flights in March after the NTSB said their presence posed an "intolerable risk" to civilian aircraft near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The agency later barred the Army from helicopter flights around the Pentagon after a close call that forced two civilian planes to abort landings.

(Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Nia Williams)

((Email: David.Shepardson@thomsonreuters.com 202-579-6093))

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