MON-FRI 8:30AM-5:30PM
English or Spanish
PSA Airlines is one of the many subsidiaries of American Airlines. PSA Airlines is a regional carrier operating in almost 100 destinations. The airline provides over 700 flights daily with its 141 all-jet fleet. Since it started operating in 1949, its track record has been relatively good. Unfortunately, a recent tragedy stained its clean record.
January 29, 2025, Flight 5342 from Kansas was on its way to Washington. Just as it was preparing to land around 9 PM, the PSA Airline-operated CRJ700 crashed into a military Black Hawk helicopter doing routine operations. The impact caused the plane to break into the air just before it fell into the river.
60 passengers and 4 crew members aboard the PSA aircraft and 3 military personnel on board the helicopter perished that day. After thorough rescue operations, there were no survivors from the crash. Investigations are still ongoing, but initial reports suggest that the Black Hawk helicopter was flying at a lower altitude than it should have been. The NTSB states that it may still take months to reach a conclusion.
The families of the crash victims have started to take legal action. With the tragic losses that resulted from the accident, this is already expected to be a lengthy legal battle. Families are demanding answers and seeking justice. Demands to preserve evidence related to the crash are already being served. A $250 million claim has been filed against the US military by the family of one of the crash victims.
In tragedies like these, it is only within the rights of the families of the victims to seek justice for their loss. While no money can replace a life, those responsible should still be held liable, and justifiable compensation should still be given to those affected. Sean M. Cleary is an experienced aviation accident attorney who is fully equipped and ready to serve his clients who have suffered severe losses.