US admits liability in DC mid-air collision between Army helicopter and American Airlines jet that killed 67 people

Source: New York Post

The US government admitted liability this week in the mid-air collision between an Army helicopter and a jet in Washington, DC, that killed 67 people earlier this year, according to court documents. “The United States admits that it owed a duty of care to Plaintiffs, which it breached, thereby proximately causing the tragic accident on January 29, 2025,” the Justice Department wrote in a court filing for a federal lawsuit brought by the family of victim Casey Crafton on Wednesday. Army pilots flying the Black Hawk helicopter on Jan.