The Deadly Washington Midair Collision: A Symptom of Systemic Aviation Failures
January’s horrific midair collision over Washington, D.C. exposes alarming aviation safety lapses ignored by federal agencies — a stark warning on the consequences of bureaucratic complacency.
On January 29, 2025, tragedy struck the skies above our nation’s capital when an American Airlines jet collided midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, claiming 67 lives in the deadliest crash on American soil since 2001. This calamity was not an unfortunate accident but the inevitable result of systemic failures and disregard for safety warnings that put American lives at risk. How Much Longer Will We Accept 'Intolerable Risks' in Our Skies? Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have laid bare a cascade of preventable errors. The helicopter was flying approximately 78 feet higher than regulations allowed....
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