The Brief Hundreds of people are expected to attend a vigil this evening to honor the 67 lives lost in the midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) last year. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a major hearing on the crash this week, blaming deep systemic failures by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the crash. On Wednesday, a group of U.S. senators introduced new legislation aimed at improving the FAA's safety oversight and its ability to identify and address aviation safety issues. Hundreds of people from across the country are expected to attend a vigil this evening at Constitution Hall to honor the 67 lives lost in the midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) last year. The past year has included a grueling investigation and ongoing efforts by families to push for changes in aviation safety.