1 year later, DC remembers deadly midair collision over Potomac River

Nearly one year after a midair collision over the Potomac River killed 67 people aboard two aircraft, the Washington, D.C. region is reflecting on a night that reshaped aviation safety and left dozens of families grieving.

The crash happened just before 9 p.m. Jan. 29, 2025, as an American Airlines regional jet approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after a flight from Wichita, Kansas.

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