An engraving of Icarus, a figure in Greek mythology who falls to his death after his man-made wings disintegrate in the sun. From the Wright brothers’ near-fatal crashes to this year’s midair collision over the Potomac, failure has always been the cost of progress in aviation By David Rooney On January 29, 2025, a midair collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter over Washington, D.C., stunned a city that trusted in tightly controlled skies. The crash, which killed 67 peo...
