Washington (CNN) — The family of a man killed in January’s midair collision near Washington, DC, is suing American Airlines, regional jet operator PSA Airlines, and the federal government, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Rachel Crafton, whose husband Casey was on the passenger plane, filed the suit wrongful death and negligence.

It’s the first federal lawsuit for the collision that killed 67 people when an Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Eagle flight 5342 collided over the Potomac River.

“The Defendants knew, or should have known, that AE 5342 was transiting one of the busiest airspaces in the United States, and they knew, or should have known, that the airport approaches presented certain safety risks, specifically including the possibility of a midair collision,” the

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