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US Government Admits Negligence in Passenger Aircraft Accident in Washington

A Bombardier CRJ700 passenger aircraft operated by American Airlines collided midair with a US Army Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk military helicopter while approaching Washington Reagan Airport. In the legal proceedings related to the accident, the US government has officially acknowledged that there was safety-related negligence involved in the incident. Court filings stated that a lack of coordination between civil air…