NTSB to release preliminary report into fatal Washington jet, helicopter collision

FILE PHOTO: A crane retrieves part of the wreckage from the Potomac River, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the river, by the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board plans to issue a preliminary report on Tuesday into the Jan. 29 collision between a helicopter and an American Airlines jet that killed 67 people near Washington Reagan National Airport.

In the aftermath of the crash, the FAA imposed significant restrictions on helicopter flights around Reagan National until it could review the NTSB's initial findings.