This information is preliminary and subject to change.
The investigation continues and all aspects of the crash remain under investigation while the NTSB determines the probable cause. See below for list of actions and statements made since the event.
Watch: NTSB YouTube Playlist includes all hearings and media briefings
Read Chairwoman Homendy's opening remarks at the Investigative Hearing held on July 30, 2025.
Read the March 11, 2025 Investigation Preliminary report.
Read the March 7, 2025 NTSB's urgent recommendation report on mitigating the risk of midair collisions at DCA.
Read Chairman Homendy’s
prepared remarks from the Feb. 14 press briefing outlining preliminary information obtained from aircraft data and voice recorders and air traffic control sources.
Parties to the Investigation Announced Feb. 10, 2025
A fundamental part of any NTSB investigation is its organization of the party system. The Party System allows the NTSB to designate other organizations or companies as parties to the investigations and allows the Board to leverage its resources to investigate about 1,200 aviation accidents and incidents a year. For this accident parties, accredited representatives, and technical advisors to the investigation include:
- PSA Airlines
- General Electric (GE) Aerospace
- Sikorsky Aircraft
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- U.S. Army
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)
- Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
- Association of Flight Attendants (AFA)
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)
- Collins Aerospace
- Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada - (Accredited Representative)
- MHI RJ - (Technical advisor to TSB Canada)
- Transport Canada - (Technical advisor to TSB Canada)
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As a result of this investigation, we issued 2 urgent new recommendations. We issued recommendations to:
To the Federal Aviation Administration:
- Prohibit operations on Helicopter Route 4 between Hains Point and the Wilson Bridge when runways 15 and 33 are being used for departures and arrivals, respectively, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). (Urgent)
- Designate an alternative helicopter route that can be used to facilitate travel between Hains Point and the Wilson Bridge when that segment of Route 4 is closed. (Urgent)
