NYT > U.S. News First Lawsuit Filed Over Plane-Helicopter Crash in Washington Par :Karoun Demirjian 24 septembre 2025 à 18:03 The widow of a passenger on the American Airlines jet sued two airlines and the government over the Jan. 29 crash, which killed 67. Lawyers for other victims’ relatives said more suits would follow. © Al Drago for The New York TimesA piece of the fuselage of American Airlines Flight 5342 was pulled from the Potomac River on Feb. 3.