The House Oversight Committee opened an investigation on Thursday into the use of airspace around the National Capital Region by military aircraft in the wake of the deadly midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a regional passenger jet.

Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., and Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., serving as co-chairs for the subcommittee on military and foreign affairs, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting a briefing that details the potential causes of the crash and any efforts being made to prevent further disasters.

On Jan. 29, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided with a PSA-operated CRJ700 that was making a decent into Reagan National Airport just before 9 p.m. In total, 67 lives were lost from both aircraft — the deadliest crash in the U.S. since 2009.

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