What we know after American Airlines plane crashes with Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C.
Sixty-four people aboard a commercial airliner died Wednesday night after it collided with a military helicopter midair near Reagan Washington National Airport. Both the American Eagle jet and Army Black Hawk are in the Potomac River.
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DC crash live updates: Trump says Black Hawk was too high, NTSB says no conclusions
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors. Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three soldiers were on the helicopter.
Factbox-Washington DC Plane Crash: What We Know About the Investigation
A preliminary report of the investigation will be issued in 30 days and a final report is expected within 12-18 months. (Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh and David Shepardson; Editing by Nick Zieminski) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.
Investigators find black boxes after deadly Washington plane crash, continue search for answers
By David Shepardson, Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. authorities said on Thursday it was not yet clear why a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided at a Washington airport,
DC plane crash live updates: Black boxes from American Airlines plane at NTSB lab
There are confirmed fatalities from the collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River. Several bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River crash site,
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An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the frigid Potomac River after a midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night,
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More than 60 people were killed when an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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