"The lawsuit also blamed American Airlines and its regional partner, PSA Airlines, for roles in the crash, but those airlines have filed motions to dismiss. At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the American Airlines regional jet while it was landing at Ronald Reagan airport in northern Virginia, just across the river from Washington, DC, officials said."
"Robert Clifford, one of the attorneys for the family of victim Casey Crafton, said the government admitted the Army's responsibility for the needless loss of life and the FAA's failure to follow air traffic control procedures while rightfully acknowledging others American Airlines and PSA Airlines also contributed to the deaths. The families of the victims remain deeply saddened and anchored in the grief caused by this tragic loss of life, he said."
The United States admitted that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played roles in causing the January midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. The government's response to a victim family's lawsuit says an air traffic controller violated procedures about relying on pilots for visual separation and that the Army helicopter pilots failed to maintain vigilance to see and avoid the jet. The filing states the government owed a duty of care, breached it, and thus proximately caused harm. American Airlines and PSA Airlines are also blamed and have filed motions to dismiss. Rescue teams recovered at least 28 bodies from the Potomac River.
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