MEDIA ADVISORY: NTSB Board Meeting on Midair Collision at DCA Scheduled for Jan. 27

1/12/2026

​​​WASHINGTON (Jan. 12, 2026) -- The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting on Jan. 27 to determine the probable cause of the Jan. 29, 2025 midair collision between a PSA Airlines CRJ700 regional jetliner and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

During the meeting, NTSB board members will discuss safety issues related to this crash and vote on the probable cause and safety recommendations designed to prevent similar crashes in the future.

Members of the public and the media can view the webcast of the meeting.

Additional factual information is included in the public docket for the investigation. The docket includes reports, interview transcripts and other investigative materials.

WHAT: A board meeting on Jan. 29, 2025 mid-air collision near Ronald Regan Washington National Airport

WHO: NTSB investigative staff and board members

WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 9 a.m. Eastern time

WHERE: NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. The street entrance to the NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center is located at 420 10th Street SW, running between D Street and Frontage Road, SW, just below the L'Enfant Plaza Promenade. The boardroom is also accessible from L’Enfant Plaza Metro through the food court.

WHAT MEDIA CAN EXPECT:

Media room seat reservations

Due to high interest and limited seating in the media room, seats will be reserved in advance through an assignment system. Each outlet may reserve one seat in the media room. Reporters who do not receive a media room seat may sit in the boardroom auditorium on a first-come, first-served basis.

To request a seat, please email ​​​​ [email protected] with the names of all reporters attending from your outlet and indicate which reporter is requesting the media room seat. NTSB Media Relations staff will confirm seat assignments at least two business days prior to the board meeting.

Security and Arrival

Due to high interest, security screening lines may be long. We encourage media to arrive early. After clearing security, members of the news media should sign in at the media room, just to the left of the entrance to the boardroom. There will be a seating chart, agenda and other materials available at sign-in.

The street entrance to the NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center is located at 42010th Street SW, running between D Street and Frontage Road, SW, just below the L'Enfant Plaza Promenade. The boardroom is also accessible from L’Enfant Plaza Metro through the food court.

Crews with equipment can avoid escalators by accessing the boardroom through the adjacent parking garage. Enter the garage through the Public Parking entrance on 10th Street, using the ramp. The door to access the boardroom lobby is close to the entrance ramp for the garage. Signs painted on the floor will direct you.

Photography Access

Only pool photographers will be allowed in the boardroom for the duration of the meeting. Other photographers will be allowed to access the boardroom in escorted shifts and will be limited to a designated area on risers next to the pool photographers.

Board Meeting Format and Agenda

NTSB Board meetings follow the following format:

• ​Call to order and chairwoman’s opening statement.
• Investigator presentations organized by topic that cover facts, analysis, findings and recommendations.
• Discussion rounds in which board members question staff on each topic.
• Staff presentation of all proposed findings, probable cause and recommendations.
• Board member discussion of findings, probable cause and recommendations, followed by voting to approve those items.
• Chairwoman’s closing statement and adjournment. Post Meeting

NTSB will hold a media availability with Chairwoman Homendy immediately following the board meeting in the board room.

For security reasons, reporters must leave the media room 30 minutes after the Chairwoman’s gaggle.

NTSB will also issue a news release linking to an executive summary of the findings, probable cause and recommendations of the investigation within a few hours of the meeting’s adjournment. The news release will be issued via email distribution, posted to the NTSB.gov newsroom ​ and investigation page, and shared on the @NTSB_Newsroom Twitter/X account.

The final report will be available approximately two weeks after the board meeting. It will be posted to the investigation page and shared on the @NTSB_Newsroom Twitter/X account.

To report an incident/accident or if you are a public safety agency, please call 1-844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290 to speak to a Watch Officer at the NTSB Response Operations Center (ROC) in Washington, DC (24/7).