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.

Jan 30, 2025 · At least 55 victims have been positively identified from Wednesday night's midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter, Fire Chief John Donnelly of the Washington, D.C., Fire Department said Sunday afternoon.

1 day 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 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 ...

2 days ago · Almost a week after a helicopter and airplane collision in Washington killed 67 people, ... At around 8:15 p.m. American Airlines Flight 5342, ... 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 ...

Jan 30, 2025 · An American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. All 67 people aboard the aircraft are presumed dead.

Jan 30, 2025 · All 67 people aboard an American Eagle flight from Kansas and an Army helicopter were killed in a collision Wednesday night over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National...

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 · The last major American Airlines crash occurred in November 2001 near John F. Kennedy International Airport. American Airlines Flight No. 587, an Airbus A300, crashed shortly after takeoff ...