ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, officials said Thursday.
The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
D.C. police confirmed a crash had taken place over the Potomac and that search and rescue operations were taking place in the river. Donald Trump later weighed in.
A fire chief says everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington is feared dead
The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Army’s 12th Aviation Battalion that includes the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport has been granted a 48-hour operational pause.
The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.
At a meeting that began with a moment of silence for the victims of a crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport late Wednesday,