The United States government has announced that it believes the actions of air traffic controllers and Army helicopter pilots played a role in the plane crash that killed 67 people, including 14 elite young figure skaters, near Washington, D.C. in January.
The accident occurred when American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River shortly before 9 p.m. on January 29. It was the deadliest plane crash on American soil in more than two decades.
Court documents obtained by ESPN determined that air traffic controllers “violated visual separation procedures tha...
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