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.

The NTSB said the aircraft had difficulty seeing each other before the crash.

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said a series of "deep, underlying systemic failures" led to the midair crash between a passenger plane and Army helicopter that killed 67 people.

The Black Hawk collided with an American Airlines regional jet over the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National in025.

The NTSB accuses the FAA of a wide range of mistakes, both in the long, intermediate, and immediate term before the crash.

January 27, 2026 - The NTSB concluded that the January 2025 DCA midair collision was caused by systemic FAA, air traffic control, and military safety failures, and issued dozens of recommendations to address aviation safety gaps.

Federal officials raise alarm about crowded airspace in Southern California.

A pilot died when a personal flight crashed into a marsh near Sabine Pass, sparking an ongoing investigation into the cause by the NTSB.