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F.A.A. Ignored Safety Concerns Prior to Collision Over Potomac, N.T.S.B. Says
The National Transportation Safety Board said that a “multitude of errors” led to the collision between a military helicopter and a commercial jet, killing 67 people last January.
“We have an entire tower who took it upon themselves to try to raise concerns over and over and over and over again, only to get squashed by management and everybody above them within F.A.A., where they set up for failure.” “They were not adequately prepared to do the jobs they were assigned to do.” “I imagine there will be some difficult moments today for all of us as we try to provide answers to how a multitude of errors led to this tragedy.”
The National Transportation Safety Board said that a “multitude of errors” led to the collision between a military helicopter and a commercial jet, killing 67 people last January.
By Meg Felling
January 27, 2026
