WASHINGTON (June 10, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a three-day investigative hearing July 30 through Aug. 1 on the Jan. 29 mid-air collision between a PSA Airlines CRJ700 regional jetliner and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The two pilots, two flight attendants, and 60 passengers aboard the airplane, operated as American Airlines Flight 5342, were killed, along with the helicopter’s three crew members.
The hearing will be held at the NTSB boardroom in Washington where it will also be livestreamed.
The agenda, witness list and other details will be announced in the coming weeks.
The NTSB conducts
investigative hearings to assist in obtaining information necessary to determine the facts and circumstances of transportation accidents or incidents under investigation. Although the investigative hearing is open to the public, only NTSB board members, investigators, witnesses and parties to the hearing are allowed to participate.
Links to video of media briefings, photos, the preliminary accident report, the urgent safety recommendation report, investigative updates and other related materials are all available on the
investigation webpage.
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