The U.S. government has admitted its role in the deadliest plane crash on American soil in more than two decades. The crash resulted in 67 deaths that included a group of elite young figure skaters in addition to their parents and coaches who had just attended the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.

In a 209-page court filing, the U.S. government said it is among the defendants liable for the damages from the Jan. 29 plane crash.

The Post examined the bright skyline around Reagan National Airport and whether it may have been a factor in the January accident, which killed 67 people.

The government said the Army helicopter pilots failed to "maintain vigilance" to see and avoid the American Airlines jet before the crash.

The US government admits it breached its duty of care in the crash that killed 67, raising new questions on accountability.

The U.S. government says the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in a fatal collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation’s capit

The government’s admission came in a document filed in federal court Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by the widow of one of the victims.

The US government admitted partial fault for a deadly plane crash involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Eagle airliner due to failure in maintaining visual separation, with an air traffic controller also partially blamed.

The U.S. government has conceded failures on the part of pilots and an air traffic controller at Reagan National Airport that led to the deadly mid-air crash in January.

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The U.S. Justice Department said late on Wednesday the federal government was liable in the fatal January 29 collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines regional jet that killed 67 people near Reagan Washington National Airport.