
Fatal Discrepancy
An altimetry error figured in the 2025 midair collision that killed 67 people near DCA, the NTSB says.
The Metroliner’s pilots failed to realize they were attempting a takeoff with pitot tube covers still in place, the ATSB says.

An altimetry error figured in the 2025 midair collision that killed 67 people near DCA, the NTSB says.

CRM training for multinational flight crews must be aimed at developing a professional culture that supersedes national norms.

The NTSB cited insufficient separation between a CRJ700 on approach to DCA and an Army helicopter as one of several probable causes of a fatal midair collision.

Clients’ pressure to fly in unsafe conditions is a sometimes-unrecognized safety issue in business aviation.