WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January between an airliner and a ...

The U.S. government has admitted that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in the midair collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near ...

The government said the Army helicopter pilots failed to "maintain vigilance" to see and avoid the American Airlines jet before the crash. Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images The U.S. government admitted ...