« on: February 24, 2026, 09:11:49 pm »
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/washington-dc-plane-crash-2025-helicopter-ntsb-final-report Just over a year after 67 people were killed in a plane crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on what caused the fatal crash.
Ultimately, the NTSB found that the crash was caused by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) placement of a helicopter route so close to the runway approach at DCA, combined with heavy airport traffic and inadequate safety systems and training.
According to the report, air traffic control at DCA was hindered by what it called an "unsustainable" traffic load "which regularly strained the DCA air traffic control tower workforce and degraded safety over time." The NTSB said that air traffic controllers were overreliant on judging aircraft separation by eye.
The report also said the crew aboard the Army helicopter were not aware of the limitations of the aircraft's instruments, which led to the crew flying above the allowed altitude, leading to the collision.
The NTSB also reported that the FAA failed to act on several of the board's previous safety recommendations, "which should have led to several organizational and operational changes based on previously identified risks that were known to management."
EXCERPT
Report link:
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA25MA108.aspxCaptain Steeve breaks it down in English:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f038jgSlb4
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