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NTSB to Investigate Deadly Jet-Helicopter Collision in 2025

1/12/2026

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The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a hearing on January 27, 2025, to investigate the collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter that killed 67 people.
The Department of Justice declared the federal government liable for the incident.
The Army helicopter was flying above maximum altitude and lacked Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology.
A new law would require ADS-B for military helicopters by 2031.

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The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a hearing on January 27, 2025, to investigate the collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter that killed 67 people.
The Department of Justice declared the federal government liable for the incident.
The Army helicopter was flying above maximum altitude and lacked Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology.
A new law would require ADS-B for military helicopters by 2031.