(ASSOCIATED PRESS) -- Wednesday, the family of one of the 67 people killed when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., sued the government and the airlines involved, accusing them of failing to recognize the warning signs after more than 30 documented near misses in the area.

Other families are expected to join this first lawsuit that seeks to hold the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Army, American Airlines and its regional partner, PSA Airlines, accountable for the deadliest U.S plane crash since 2001. PSA Airlines operated Flight 5342 that crashed Jan. 29.

The lawsuit says the airlines and government agencies “utterly failed in their responsibilities to the traveling public.”

The FAA didn't immediately respond but the airlines and Army both said

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