Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed into a house in Clarence Center, killing everyone on board the plane.

The midair collision of an American Eagle-branded regional jet and a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter near Washington, DC may be the first fatal crash involving a US airline since the 2009 crash of a Colgan Air-operated regional jet that killed 50 people.

Sullenberger said once the NTSB releases the probable cause and contributing factors there would likely be changes. Here's his reaction to the D.C. aircraft collision.

The midair collision at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night has presented Sean Duffy with a major crisis just hours after he was sworn in as secretary of transportation.

On January 29, 2025, a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700, operating as American Eagle Flight 5342, collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The tragic accident marks the first deadly crash involving a commercial airliner in the U.S. since 2009.

CBS News confirmed only one air traffic control worker was managing the helicopters when the crash between a military helicopter and passenger plane occurred in Washington D.C. That is a job normally done by two people.

Facing his first crisis just two days into the job, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy touted reforms sought by the president, who has lambasted DEI policies.

Wednesday’s fatal crash of a civilian plane and military helicopter at Reagan National Airport may reflect rising stresses on air-safety systems.

The last major collision of a commercial U.S. airline dates back to 2009, when a Colgan Air incident left 50 dead near Buffalo, New York. Federal regulators tightened safety requirements following the crash, including bolstering aircraft carrier inspection requirements and pilot training hours.

Crash involving an American Airlines regional jet occurred in a high-risk location feared by safety officials—a crowded airport.

According to a report by the FAA, one air traffic controller was working two positions at the time of the crash.

Before Wednesday’s mid-air collision in Washington, the last fatal US passenger plane accident occurred in February 2009.