NTSB to give update on deadly D.C. midair collision investigation today
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The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to give an update on the midair collision over Washington, D.C. that killed dozens of people in January.
The collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines plane left 67 people dead. It was the first major commercial airline crash in the United States since 2009. The American Airlines flight, which was coming from Wichita, Kansas, was preparing to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The Army Black Hawk helicopter was on a training mission. Both fell into the Potomac River after the collision.
Federal investigators have been working to piece together the events that led to the crash. Investigator in charge Brice Banning previously described it as "a complex investigation" with "a lot of pieces" that NTSB members were working to gather.
