Family of 1 of the 67 Washington plane crash victims sues the FAA, Army and American Airlines

(AP/KWCH) - The family of one of the 67 people who were killed when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January is suing the government and the airlines involved.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to hold the Federal Aviation Administration, the Army, American Airlines and its regional partner, PSA Airlines, accountable for the deadliest U.S. plane crash since 2001.

The National Transportation Safety Board has already noted several likely contributing factors in the Jan. 29 crash, including that the helicopter was flying too high and the FAA’s failure to recognize an alarming pattern of close calls.

American Airlines Flight 5342 originated in Wichita, Kan. Six Kansans were aboard the flight when it crashed - Kiah Duggins, Lindsey Fields, Pete “PJ”