The family of one of the victims of the American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter crash over the Potomac is suing the government and airlines involved.
WATCH: First Potomac crash lawsuit filed by Casey Crafton family against airlines
First Potomac crash lawsuit filed by Casey Crafton family against airlines
Wednesday, several families and their lawyers spoke to the media about the details of the first lawsuit which was filed on behalf of the family of Casey Crafton, a husband and father who was one of the victims. The initial lawsuit will serve as a guiding complaint for the rest of the families.
The focus of the complaint is that there is corporate negligence and accountability from the airline company and the FAA that existed long before the crash. The NTSB revealed that the FAA failed to recognize an alarming pattern of near misses at the DCA Airport in the years before the crash and ignored concerns about helicopter traffic around the airport…