Accident Investigations
Mid-Air Collision Over the Potomac Ends 15 Years of U.S. Commercial Aviation Safety
A military helicopter and a regional airliner collided above the Potomac River on January 29, 2025, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft and ending more than 15 years without a fatal commercial aviation accident in the United States. The collision was not a sudden, unforeseeable event — it was