The United States government has announced that it believes the actions of air traffic controllers and Army helicopter pilots played a role in the plane crash that killed 67 people, including 14 elite young figure skaters, near Washington, D.C. in January. The accident occurred when American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River shortly before 9 p.m. on January 29. It was the deadliest plane crash on American soil in more than two decades.