OAN Staff&nbsp;<a href="https://www.oann.com/tag/stephanie-myers">Stephanie Myers</a> 9:40 AM – Monday, January, 2025 Officials continue to recover the 67 victims from Wednesday night’s midair collision between an American Airlines passenger flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. But, questions remain as to how a tragedy like this could have happened. One America’s Stephanie Myers speaks with former air traffic controller and the CEO of Somers Capital, Rich Somers, who analyzes the recordings released and what he believes needs to change at the FAA. <figure class="wp-block-video"><video autoplay="" controls="" loop="" poster="https://www.oann.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/vid-poster-image.jpg" src="https://d1cc0p6j4uj4n9.cloudfront.net/c92f2a0f-ccc5-401b-be64-0713c65b24de/mp4/f0e2675f-c2fb-44df-8cde-dfa087909f13_Mp4_Avc_Aac_16x9_1280x720p_30Hz_3.5Mbps_qvbr.mp4" width="100%" height="auto"></video></figure>

Officials continue to recover the 67 victims from Wednesday night's midair collision between an American Airlines passenger flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.{ai:summary}A midair collision between an American Airlines flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter resulted in 67 fatalities. Recovery efforts are ongoing, and inquiries into the incident have begun, focusing on air traffic control protocols. Former air traffic controller Rich Somers suggests that changes are necessary within the FAA to prevent such tragedies in the future. #military

Former Air Traffic Controller Analyzes DCA Plane Collision

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