An American Airlines regional jet with around 60 passengers crashed in Washington D.C. Wednesday night following a collision with a military helicopter, according to officials. Here’s what we know so far.
Officials have begun identifying victims of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter.
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
An American Airlines flight collided with a helicopter in midair as it approached DCA on Wednesday, the FAA said.
The CEO of American Airlines is seeking answers about the mid-air collision of a military helicopter and one of its regional passenger planes while it was trying to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C.
Grace Maxwell, a student at Cedarville University in Greene County, and Elizabeth Anne Keys, a Cincinnati native, were among 67 killed in plane crash.
The American Airlines flight that crashed with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard reportedly split in half after its collision on Wednesday.
“A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.
An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night. Officials have not provided a death toll but said all passengers and crew on both flights were feared dead.
According to FlightRadar24.com, American Airlines Flight AA3130 was right behind American Eagle Flight 5342 before it quickly diverted to Baltimore.
Authorities continue to search for bodies and determine what led to the Wednesday, Jan. 29, midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in the Washington,