WASHINGTON (March 11, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a media briefing today at 2 p.m. Eastern time on the recent mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
On Jan. 29, a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter and a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) RJ Aviation (Bombardier) CRJ700 airplane, operated as American Airlines flight 5342, collided midair over the Potomac River.
Previous updates on the investigation are available on the investigation’s
webpage.
Media unable to attend in person can view the media briefing on
NTSB’s YouTube channel.
WHAT: Media briefing to provide updates on the investigation of the Jan. 29 mid-air collision near DCA
WHO: Chairman Jennifer Homendy, Investigator-in-Charge Brice Banning
WHEN: Tuesday, March 11 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.
WHERE:
NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. The street entrance to the NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center is located on 10th Street, SW, running between D Street and Frontage Road, SW, just below the L'Enfant Plaza Promenade. The boardroom is also accessible from L’Enfant Plaza Metro through the food court and down the escalators.
MEDIA: Media planning to attend should RSVP to [email protected]
LIVESTREAM: The briefing will be livestreamed on
NTSB’s YouTube channel.
To report an incident/accident or if you are a public safety agency, please call 1-844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290 to speak to a Watch Officer at the NTSB Response Operations Center (ROC) in Washington, DC (24/7).
