NTSB update on mid-air collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 en route from Wichita to Washington, DC, and an Army Black Hawk helicopter.
But as Flight 5342 prepared to land on Runway 33, disaster struck. Over radio, air traffic controllers scrambled to divert other planes. When the pilots of those aircraft responded, they had ...
"Bluestreak 5342 Washington Tower winds are 320 at 17, gusts 25. Can you take Runway 33?" the controller said. Bluestreak is the call sign for PSA flights. The pilots agreed, and within minutes, the ...
A new map created by the Hearst Television Data Journalism Team shows the approximate final locations of the American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk before colliding.The three ...
A total of 60 passengers and four crewmembers were onboard American Eagle Flight 5342, while three soldiers from Fort Belvoir were onboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when the two aircraft ...
Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty American Airlines announced on Friday that Flight 5342 would cease to exist for the carrier. The airline confirmed to PEOPLE that “Flight AA5342 will not be ...
Campos was the pilot of American Airlines Flight 5342, but he made an impact on many before the tragic day he died. Many wrote about their memories with Campos online. “I still remember the ...
American Eagle Flight 5342 was closing in on Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night when a Black Hawk Army helicopter crossed directly into its path of travel at around 9 p.m., the Federal ...
WASHINGTON — As recovery operations continued Thursday, federal investigators were working to determine how an American Airlines flight collided midair with a military helicopter shortly before ...