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Search efforts are seen around a wreckage site of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter, in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia (7News)
A memorial built for the victims of the Jan. 29, 2025 midair plane-helicopter collision at Gravelly Point in Arlington, Va. on Feb. 1, 2025. The artist, Roberto Marquez, traveled to D.C. from Texas to build the piece. (Marco Tavares/7News)
A memorial at the Ashburn Ice House in Ashburn, Va. on Jan. 30, 2025, to victims of the midair collision between a passenger plane and helicopter over the Potomac River. (Christian Flores/7News)
Crews on Feb. 7, 2025, review the wreckage from the Jan. 29 midair collision inside a hangar at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. (Frank Becker/7News)
Departure/ Arrival boards at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va. show delays and cancellations on Jan. 30, 2025. Hundreds of personnel from several D.C.-area agencies responded to search the Potomac River after a deadly mid-air collision between an arriving American Airlines flight from Kansas and an Army helicopter on Jan. 29, 2025. (Marco Tavares/ 7News)
A crane on February 6, 2025 used for recovery efforts of the midair collision on the Potomac River. (7News)

Midair collision over Potomac: 1 year later, safety concerns persist

Search efforts are seen around a wreckage site of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter, in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)