NTSB to Conduct Three-Day Hearing on Fatal Midair Collision

Agency continues to investigate the crash, which killed a total of 67 people.

Zach Vasile

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 06:00 AM ET

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NTSB investigators inspect wreckage of CRJ-700. [Credit: NTSB]

Key Takeaways:

The NTSB will hold a three-day investigative hearing (July 30-August 1) into the January midair collision over Washington, D.C., involving an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter that killed all 67 people on board.
A preliminary NTSB report on the crash, which occurred near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, recommended restricting helicopter movements in that vicinity.
The fatal collision has raised concerns about FAA air traffic control staffing levels, military aircraft operations near commercial planes, and a history of near misses at and around Reagan National.

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The National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled a three-day investigative hearing focusing on the midair collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January.

The hearing will take place July 30 to August 1 in Washington and will be livestreamed. More information, including an agenda and a witness list, will be released in the coming weeks, the NTSB said.