Family of crash victim sues AA, FAA, and U.S. Army for preventable midair collision that killed 67, alleging systemic safety disregard.

The family of a man killed in January’s midair collision near Washington, DC, is suing American Airlines, regional jet operator PSA Airlines, and the federal government, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

"This collision could have been avoided," counsel wrote in a wrongful-death lawsuit seeking damages in connection with the deadly American Airlines and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crash that killed 67 people near Washington,