Categories Selected Articles DC plane crash: NTSB on air traffic control tower staffing, last-second communications Post author By Mike Nova Post date February 1, 2025 Listen to this article The NTSB says when the Jan. 29 collision between a passenger plane and helicopter occurred, the air traffic control tower had five persons on duty. ← Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico, and China → Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings