Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Government officials admitted errors by pilots flying a U.S. Army helicopter caused a deadly collision with an airliner near the capital, and an airline seeks dismissal from a lawsuit.
The Jan. 29 collision killed all 67 passengers and crew aboard both aircraft when American Eagle Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army helicopter collided over the Potomac River.
The Department of Justice on Wednesday submitted a 209-page filing in which it says the "United States admits that it owed a duty of care to plaintiffs, which it breached," CNN reported.
"The United States admits pilots flying [the U.S. Army helicopter] failed to maintain proper and safe visual separation from [American Eagle Flight 5342]" as the airliner's pilots were attempting to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., the DOJ says in the filing.
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