On the evening of Jan. 29, 30-year-old civil rights attorney Kiah Duggins boarded an American Airlines flight back to Washington, D.C., after visiting her hometown of Wichita, Kansas. Just hours earlier, she had been by her mother’s side as she recovered from major surgery.
Tragically, Duggins never made it home.
Her flight collided mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter en route to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, sending both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River. All 67 people on board were killed, marking the deadliest U.S. airline crash since 2001.
A Daughter’s Final Visit
Duggins had returned to Wichita after her mother, Gwen, underwent a double mastectomy following a second breast cancer diagnosis. Despite her demanding career, Duggins insisted on being present…