Incident report
Sikorsky UH-60 crash near Washington D.C., DC, United States
serious2025-05-01
Summary
A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter caused two commercial jetliners to abort their landings at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The incident involved a Delta Air Lines flight and a Republic Airways flight. Both the FAA and NTSB opened investigations. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy described the incident as unacceptable, occurring just three months after 67 people were killed in a midair collision near the same airport.
Incident details
Date
2025-05-01
Location
Washington D.C., DC, United States
Aircraft
Registration
UNREG
Operator
Operator type
military
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Weather
VMC
Source
NPR ↗38.8951, -77.0364
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Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNPR
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