Investigators say systemic FAA, military and oversight failures caused the 2025 midair crash near DCA, the deadliest U.S. air disaster in decades.

Investigators determined that a cluster of “systemic failures” at the FAA and U.S. Army contributed to the collision between an Army helicopter and passenger jet nearly a year ago.

The FAA ignored warnings of dangerous air traffic at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ahead of the deadly mid-air collision that killed 67 people a year ago.

Investigators say systemic FAA, military and oversight failures caused the 2025 midair crash near DCA, the deadliest U.S. air disaster in decades.