Family of DC Plane Crash Victim File $250 Million Claims Against FAA, Army

An attorney for the family has issued notices to corporate aviation entities to preserve all evidence in preparation for potential lawsuits.

A diving team and police boat is seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 30, 2025. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo

The family of a passenger killed in a midair collision near Washington, D.C., filed $250 million claims each against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Army on Feb. 18.

Casey Crafton, 40, of Salem, Connecticut, was among the 67 people who lost their lives when American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near the Reagan National Airport on Jan. 29.