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The US government has admitted the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing the tragic Washington DC plane crash that killed 67 people back in January. A group of elite figure skaters, parents and coaches who had just attended the US Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas were among those who lost their lives when an American Airlines flight collided with a Black Hawk helicopter midair on January 29. No one survived the collision, which sent both the commercial airliner and Army helicopter plummeting into the frigid Potomac River. It was the deadliest plane crash on American soil in more than two decades. The official response to an initial lawsuit filed by one of the victims' families said that the government is liable in the crash partly because the air traffic controller violated visual separation procedures that night. Plus, the filing said, the Army helicopter pilots' 'failure to maintain vigilance so as to see and avoid' the airline jet makes the government liable. But the filing suggested that others, including the pilots of the jet and the airlines, may also have played a role. The lawsuit also blamed American Airlines and its regional partner, PSA Airlines, for roles in the crash, but those airlines have filed motions to dismiss. And the government denied that any air traffic controllers or officials at the Federal Aviation Administration or Army were negligent. At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter collided with the American Airlines regional jet while it was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport in northern Virginia, just across the river from Washington DC, officials said. The plane carried 60 passengers and four crew members, and three soldiers were aboard the helicopter. 📷: Getty Images #figureskating #figureskater #usfigureskating #usgovernment #sports