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2025 DCA Crash: NTSB Blames FAA Failures for 67 Deaths

1/28/2026

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Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said the 2025 collision, which killed 67, was 100% preventable, citing failures by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at Reagan National Airport.
Investigators revealed inaccurate instruments and a lack of collision avoidance technology contributed to the tragedy.
The FAA banned non-essential helicopter traffic near Reagan National Airport (DCA) after the crash.
Figure skater Maxim Naumov lost his parents in the crash.

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Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said the 2025 collision, which killed 67, was 100% preventable, citing failures by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at Reagan National Airport.
Investigators revealed inaccurate instruments and a lack of collision avoidance technology contributed to the tragedy.
The FAA banned non-essential helicopter traffic near Reagan National Airport (DCA) after the crash.
Figure skater Maxim Naumov lost his parents in the crash.