18 hours ago · All 67 people on board the plane and the helicopter were killed in the crash. Hundreds of families are in mourning after an American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk ...

2 days ago · About 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) downriver from the crash site, Dean Naujoks, who patrols the Potomac for the Waterkeeper Alliance, finds pages from the flight manual, a piece of the plane’s cabin wall and dozens of sugar packets stamped with the American Airlines logo. He turns the items over to the FBI.

Jan 30, 2025 · The plane, a Bombardier CRJ700, had travelled from Wichita, Kansas. It was operating as American Airlines flight 5342. The US Army helicopter was a Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk that took off from Fort ...

Jan 30, 2025 · What We Know About the Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington. Sixty-seven people were killed after an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River.

17 hours ago · The pilots of the American Airlines regional jet in the Washington airport collision acted as expected, aviation safety experts and other pilots said. By Niraj Chokshi Just after 8:43 p.m. on Jan ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among 67 people killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.

Jan 30, 2025 · The flight number, 5432, will be retired, American Airlines said. Retiring flight numbers is a common practice following major aviation accidents. What we know about the helicopter

Jan 30, 2025 · Emergency response units search the crash site in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. on Jan. 30, 2025 after a passenger plane and Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport.

Jan 30, 2025 · The midair collision Wednesday night between a regional American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., was "absolutely" preventable, newly appointed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said …

Jan 30, 2025 · An American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew on board collided in midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers near Reagan National Airport in...