The midair collision at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night has presented Sean Duffy with a major crisis just hours after he was sworn in as secretary of transportation.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders after an American Airlines plane and military helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport (DCA).

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is slated to provide an update Thursday afternoon on the investigation into the recent fatal midair aircraft collision near Reagan Washington

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held their first press conference Thursday afternoon following a deadly collision just outside of Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Wednesday night.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urged the public not to “speculate” about the cause of the deadly mid-air collision near Reagan Washington National Airport in a Thursday press

No chute or slides appeared to be deployed from the American Airlines plane, according to J. Todd Inman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board. “It was a very quick, rapid impact,” he said.

Facing his first crisis just two days into the job, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy touted reforms sought by the president, who has lambasted DEI policies.

The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation into the deadly mid-air collision between an American Eagle regional jet and a military helicopter that left all 67 people onboard the aircrafts dead.

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday at a press conference that “we look at facts on our investigation and that will take some time.”

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CBS News confirmed only one air traffic control worker was managing the helicopters when the crash between a military helicopter and passenger plane occurred in Washington D.C. That is a job normally done by two people.

A regional jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with a military helicopter on Wednesday night as it approached Washington Reagan National Airport. The flight was en route from Wichita,