Army and FAA admit failures in deadly mid-air crash at DC's Reagan National Airport

Source: ABC News

The U.S. government has conceded failures on the part of pilots and an air traffic controller at Reagan National Airport that led to the deadly mid-air crash over the Potomac River in January that took the lives of 67 people, according to a new court filing.

The admission by attorneys with the Justice Department was filed on Wednesday in response to a civil suit brought by the family of a passenger killed on the Jan. 29 American Airlines flight from Wichita.

The regional jet and Black Hawk helicopter both crashed into the icy Potomac River after colliding in midair, launching an overnight search and rescue mission, with no survivors found.

Sixty-four people were on the plane and three Army soldiers were aboard the helicopter, which was on a training flight at the time, officials said.



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