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Senate Commerce panel: NTSB says ADS‑B in/out could have prevented DCA mid‑air collision; senators push Rotor Act
Summary
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told the Senate Commerce Committee the January DCA mid‑air collision that killed 67 people was preventable and urged immediate adoption of ADS‑B in/out and other recommendations; senators pressed the FAA and DOD on failures in coordination, data sharing, and safety management.
At a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy testified that the January mid‑air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that killed 67 people was "100% preventable" and that broader adoption of ADS‑B in and out would have given pilots actionable alerts nearly a minute before impact.
Homendy, presenting the board's final investigation and a simulation of the collision, told senators the helicopter crew would have received an oral alert about 48 seconds before the crash and the CRJ would have received an alert at about 59 seconds if both aircraft had ADS‑B in/out capability. "Had the Blackhawk and Bombardier CRJ been equipped to receive ADS‑B location signals on 01/29/2025, the pilots would have been warned of each other's exact position nearly one minute before impact," she…
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