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Reuters • David Shepardson

Family of Jan. 29 D.C. midair collision victim sues American Airlines, U.S. Army and FAA

The spouse of Casey Crafton filed a wrongful‑death suit blaming "systemic failures" for the Jan. 29 midair collision near Reagan National that killed 67, naming American Airlines, regional partner PSA, the U.S. Army and the FAA. The complaint seeks accountability from military and civilian authorities.

2025-09-24T09:32:33.495834-07:00

The Air Current

NTSB Hearing Finds Army Black Hawk Flew Above Assigned Altitude Before Fatal Reagan National Collision

2025-07-30T06:47:56.852480-07:00

Politico

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems Complete 737 MAX Mid-Cabin Door Plug Redesign

2025-06-24T09:14:38.038461-07:00

Flying Magazine

Cessna Citation II Crashes on Approach to San Diego Executive Airport, Ignites Homes and Kills Multiple

2025-05-22T07:48:14.118622-07:00

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Flying Magazine

NTSB Limits Operations to Emergency Response as U.S. Government Shuts Down The National Transportation Safety Board has curtailed routine operations, limiting staff to emergency response and other essential work amid the federal government shutdown. Most investigative, safety outreach and non‑urgent functions will be paused until funding is restored, reducing the agency's oversight capacity.

2025-10-02T06:03:33.705939-07:00

NTSB Limits Operations to Emergency Response as U.S. Government Shuts Down

Flying Magazine

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NTSB: Distracted San Diego tower controllers let private jet come within 100 ft of Southwest airliner The NTSB says a private jet came within 100 feet of colliding with a Southwest Airlines airliner on a San Diego runway two years ago after tower controllers were distracted. Investigators found controllers' prioritization of unrelated tasks and poor judgment diverted attention from monitoring arriving and departing aircraft.

2025-09-30T12:05:12.752348-07:00

NTSB: Distracted San Diego tower controllers let private jet come within 100 ft of Southwest airliner

Reuters

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Family of Jan. 29 D.C. midair collision victim sues American Airlines, U.S. Army and FAA The spouse of Casey Crafton filed a wrongful‑death suit blaming "systemic failures" for the Jan. 29 midair collision near Reagan National that killed 67, naming American Airlines, regional partner PSA, the U.S. Army and the FAA. The complaint seeks accountability from military and civilian authorities.

2025-09-24T09:32:33.495834-07:00

Family of Jan. 29 D.C. midair collision victim sues American Airlines, U.S. Army and FAA

Associated Press

NTSB: B-52 nearly collided with an airliner and a private plane near Minot, N.D. The NTSB said Wednesday that a B-52 bomber last month over North Dakota nearly collided with two civil aircraft: an airliner that executed an aggressive evasive maneuver to avoid the bomber, and a small private plane as the bomber flew past Minot airport. Investigations are underway.

2025-08-27T15:29:31.914746-07:00

NTSB: B-52 nearly collided with an airliner and a private plane near Minot, N.D.

Aviation Week

FAA Pledges Full Support for ADS-B In Mandate After January Midair Collision A senior FAA official told the NTSB the agency now fully supports a rule requiring ADS-B In equipage in cockpits, aiming to close surveillance gaps exposed by the January collision between a PSA CRJ700 and a UH-60 Black Hawk near Reagan National Airport.

2025-08-01T14:59:06.781428-07:00

FAA Pledges Full Support for ADS-B In Mandate After January Midair Collision

Politico

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130 Feet from Disaster: Hearing Exposes Unforgiving Airspace in Nation’s Deadliest Airline Crash At a fact-finding hearing, investigators revealed how complex approach procedures and narrow altitude margins left the ill-fated flight just 130 feet above terrain before impact, marking the deadliest commercial airline crash in decades and spotlighting critical safety shortcomings in modern airspace design.

2025-07-30T17:19:38.727190-07:00

130 Feet from Disaster: Hearing Exposes Unforgiving Airspace in Nation’s Deadliest Airline Crash

The Air Current

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NTSB Hearing Finds Army Black Hawk Flew Above Assigned Altitude Before Fatal Reagan National Collision At its opening of the three-day hearing in Washington, the NTSB disclosed that the Army Black Hawk in the Jan. 29 midair collision with an American Eagle CRJ flew above its assigned altitude due to faulty onboard data. Board chair Jennifer Homendy criticized U.S. officials for failing to address the hazard.

2025-07-30T06:47:56.852480-07:00

NTSB Hearing Finds Army Black Hawk Flew Above Assigned Altitude Before Fatal Reagan National Collision

Reuters

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Duffy: FAA Ignored Near Misses Before Deadly Reagan National Midair Collision Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized the FAA for failing to act on dozens of near-miss incidents at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport before a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk in January. He warned regulators must address these lapses to prevent further tragedies.

2025-07-29T11:04:21.492514-07:00

Duffy: FAA Ignored Near Misses Before Deadly Reagan National Midair Collision