The moments before and after a crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter are detailed in air traffic control audio.
A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.
Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating team were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.
An American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday collided with a military helicopter at Reagan National Airport.
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran has flown from Wichita to Washington, D.C., dozens of times. He will now have hearings on what went wrong in Wednesday's crash.
Kansas officials are reacting to news of a passenger airplane crash in Washington, D.C., after a collision Wednesday night with a military aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that "Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter" while approaching the runway at around 9 p.
An American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C. was involved in a crash near Reagan Airport Wednesday night.
The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
WASHINGTON — The moment that an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into an American Airlines plane near Ronald Reagan National Airport was caught on camera by EarthCam. The Washington Post reported that the camera that recorded the moment of impact was mounted at the Kennedy Center less than 10 miles away.
Officials believe there are no survivors after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below,
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – American Airlines said American Eagle Flight 5342, en route from Wichita to Washington, D.C. Reagan National Airport (DCA), was involved in an accident and landed in the Potomac River. The flight was operated by PSA Airlines with a CRJ-700.