DC plane crash 2025
Army Blackhawk pilot failed to heed flight instructor’s command seconds before crash killed 67: report
Along with the error, officials found that the pilots "stepped on" some of the air traffic controller's instructions, meaning they accidentally cut him off when pressing the button to talk...
Figure skater reveals parents switched to doomed American Airlines flight at last minute
“My mom always texts me and calls me as soon as they land.”
NTSB ‘concerned’ over 15K near-misses between helicopters, planes at DC airport in 3 years before crash that killed 67
Between October 2021 and December 2024, the NTSB uncovered more than 15,000 “near-miss events.”
Ice skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash sobs after touching tribute performance
Maxim Naumov, 23, took to the ice for the grief-stricken performance at a charity event in DC on Sunday in honor of his parents -- Evgenia “Zhenya” Shishkova and Vadim...
JetBlue passenger blesses plane with holy water amid spate of airplane disasters: 'In Jesus' name, we pray'
She's going on a wing and a prayer.
Family of DC plane crash victim seeking $250 million in first legal action against FAA, Army
The family of a married father of three killed in the Washington, DC plane crash last month is seeking $250 million in the first legal action filed against the Federal...
Grieving father of American Airlines pilot who died in DC plane crash calls out government over regulations
The grieving father of American Airlines pilot Sam Lilley is calling for stricter regulations in the wake of the devastating midair collision near Washington, D.C.
Black Hawk pilots may have missed important air traffic control directive before DC plane crash
Seventeen seconds before the deadly Jan. 29 crash, which killed all 67 people aboard both flights, the Black Hawk was directed to pass behind the passenger jet, NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer...
Pilot of doomed DC plane remembered as a bright light by family, friends at NYC funeral
Colleagues wiped away tears as they watched as the pallbearers hoisted his casket into the hearse.
Doomed DC plane pilot and NYC native was carrying memento from late cop dad at time
“His mother gave it to him, and he kept it, he flew with it the day-of — crashed with it. And thankfully, his mom got it back on Friday,’’ former...
Crew of deadly DC plane crash receives touching posthumous honors
"We cannot think of a more moving or sincere tribute than having all 5,000 team members nominate our fallen colleagues," the airline said in a statement.
Two Alaska plane crash victims ID'd as tribal health workers who 'made lasting impact on rural communities'
Rhone Baumgartner and Kameron Hartvigson, employees of Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, were among the 10 people who died in the Bering Air flight crash this week.
Mangled remains of downed Black Hawk helicopter pulled from the Potomac River after devastating DC crash: NTSB
In images shared by the NTSB, the crumpled metal that was once a working military helicopter can be seen being lifted from the water by a crane floating atop a...
Die-hard Chiefs fan on doomed DC plane told his mom he'd be back for Super Bowl
"He said he wanted to be sure to make it back home in time to watch the Chiefs play in the Super Bowl," Miller's friend Audra Rogers wrote in a...
DC plane crash: blame FAA's woefully outdated air safety
America’s air-traffic control system, once the world’s most advanced, is an international disgrace — because it's operated by a bloated Washington bureaucracy.
CNN anchor breaks down in tears during heart-wrenching interview with man whose wife and daughter died in DC plane crash
Both Collins and Beyer sat in silence for a few moments as the usually stone-faced anchor whimpered and struggled to thank the heartbroken patriarch for paying tribute to his slain...
Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high before DC midair crash with American Airlines flight, NTSB confirms
Data from air traffic control radar showed the military chopper was flying at 300 feet on the air traffic control display at the time of the fiery crash, according to...
Flight attendant killed in DC crash wasn't supposed to be on doomed plane but switched shifts days before: 'This was not his line'
Ian Epstein, 53, swapped shifts and ended up on the plane, according to his ex-wife.
Bodies of all 67 DC midair plane crash victims recovered from Potomac River
The bodies of all 67 people killed when an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter collided at Reagan National Airport have been recovered, according to reports.
Two airport authority workers arrested for allegedly leaking DC plane crash video to CNN
The staffers are accused of making an unauthorized copy of Airports Authority records and are facing charges of computer trespass, ABC News reported.