Watch: Investigator describes intense air traffic at time of deadly midair collision near DC

By GARY FIELDS, JOSH FUNK and ED WHITE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An air traffic controller felt a “little overwhelmed” by numerous aircraft around Reagan airport just minutes before an American Airlines jet collided midair last year with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, killing 67 people, an investigator said Tuesday at a National Transportation Safety Board hearing to determine the biggest factors in the crash. During the hearing’s early stages, some themes emerged: The jet’s pilot had no warning about the helicopter, and airspace was crowded the night of Jan. 29, 2025. “It will not be an easy day,” NTSB board member Todd Inman said in his opening remarks. “There is no...