An American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29 as the plane prepared to land at Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport.

The NTSB says the current helicopter routes around the busy airport "pose an intolerable risk to aviation safety" in the wake of January's collision that killed 67 people.

There were over 15,200 near-miss events at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport between October 2021 and December 2024, the agency said

NTSB gives update on January plane and helicopter crash near D.C. Watch live as the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) gives an update on the collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter as the plane prepared to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington,

It’s been more than a month since an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter collided and plunged into the Potomac River, killing 67 people. On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a media briefing to share the latest details of their investigation.