What we know about some of the D.C. midair collision victims
As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.
No survivors: Jet collides with Army helicopter outside D.C.
An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.
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A passenger jet collided Wednesday with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. (CNN, WUSA, WJLA, SEE PREFONTS)
Live updates: Jet and helicopter collide at D.C. airport
Live Updates: No Survivors After Plane and Helicopter Crash Near Washington, Officials Say
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people plunged into the Potomac River after colliding in midair with an Army helicopter on Wednesday night. Recovery teams had pulled more than two dozen bodies from the icy water,
Washington DC plane crash: What we know so far about the mid-air collision near Reagan Airport
Texas lawmakers react after plane, helicopter collide near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Multiple Texas representatives have released statements Wednesday night after a plane collided with a military helicopter, causing it to crash near the Ronald Reagan Washington National airport. Ronald Reagan Washington National airport has closed all runways, and stopped air traffic in the area.
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Crowded airspace has been a concern at Reagan National Airport. Here is what to know.
Lawmakers have expressed concerns about congestion in at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport amid a constricted space.
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Congress authorized more flights at Reagan Airport despite warnings
Congress added more daily flights to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport’s schedule last year — and multiple other times over the past quarter century — despite
Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas has killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.
Pilots have long worried about DC’s complex airspace contributing to a catastrophe
The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe.
Day Before Collision, Another Plane Aborted First Landing at Reagan to Avoid Helicopter
On Tuesday, a day before Wednesday’s fatal collision, a Republic Airways jet from Windsor Locks, Conn., was minutes away from landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport before it aborted its landing to avoid a helicopter in its way.
What we can VERIFY about the deadly DC crash
There are many questions online about how the fatal crash between a passenger jet and Army helicopter. Here’s what we can VERIFY so far.
Tragedy hits Congress' favorite airport
“It is the American airport,” said Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.), who said Reagan National isn’t just the most convenient airport for lawmakers. “It’s the place where citizens all over the country come to lobby their members of Congress, their US senators on issues of extreme importance to them.”