Families of the 67 who died in last year's midair collision want reforms to prevent the next tragedy
The loved ones of the 67 people killed in last year's collision between an airliner and Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., have a message for Congress and regulators. They want more action now to ensure other families won’t be left clutching memories instead of each other. Several of the victims’ families joined with top lawmakers and the head of the National Transportation Safety Board outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to demand action. But it may be difficult for this Congress to pass anything ahead of the November elections. Senator Ted Cruz said he hopes to get a bill passed during the lame duck session after the midterms.
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy, center, helps to comfort Christina Stovall, center with back to camera, and Laura Augendre, right, family members of victims of flight 5342, the deadly Jan. 2025 midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, during a news conference on air safety reforms, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Family members of the victims of flight 5342, the deadly Jan. 2025 midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, listen during a news conference as they call for Congress to pass aviation safety reforms at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy speaks about flight 5342, the deadly Jan. 2025 midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, during a news conference on air safety reforms at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, speaks about his efforts to pass aviation safety reforms in the wake of the deadly Jan. 2025 midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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