"WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation's capital, killing 67 people. It was the deadliest plane crash on American soil in more than two decades. The official response to the first lawsuit filed by one of the victims' families said that the government is liable in the crash partly"
"Plus, the filing said, the Army helicopter pilots' "failure to maintain vigilance so as to see and avoid" the airline jet makes the government liable. But the filing suggested that others, including the pilots of the jet and the airlines, may also have played a role. 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 collided with the American Airlines regional jet while it was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport in northern Virginia, just across the river from Washington, D.C., officials said. The plane carried 60 passengers and four crew members, and three soldiers were aboard the helicopter."
The government admitted that actions by an air traffic controller and an Army helicopter pilot contributed to a midair collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near Washington, resulting in 67 deaths. The government acknowledged that an air traffic controller violated visual separation procedures and that Army helicopter pilots failed to maintain vigilance to see and avoid the jet, creating liability. The lawsuit also assigns blame to American Airlines and PSA Airlines, which have sought dismissal. At least 28 bodies were recovered from the Potomac. The jet carried 60 passengers and four crew; three soldiers were aboard the helicopter.
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