Passenger plane forced to abort landing at DC airport the day before deadly plane crash
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DC plane crash timeline: Midair collision involves 67 passengers, crew members, soldiers
A timeline of the Washington, D.C., plane crash on Jan. 29 details the moments before and after an American Airlines passenger flight and Army helicopter collided over the Potomac.
DC plane crash: Mapping the flight paths that put jet and helicopter on collision course
The crash occurred in a difficult to navigate airspace. Flight data, video and air traffic control audio reveal details leading up to tragedy.
Helicopters flying along Potomac frequently pose dangers to passenger jets
Wednesday’s fatal collision and two other incidents dramatically illustrate the challenges pilots and air traffic controllers face in the complex, security-sensitive skies above the nation’s capital.
Passenger plane crashes into Potomac after mid-air collision with military helicopter
A small American Airlines jet collided with a Sikorsky H-60 military helicopter on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed in to the Potomac River on Wednesday night.
Video shows moment passenger jet, military helicopter collide over Potomac River
A passenger jet carrying 64 people collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The crash happened at 9 p.m. on January 29 over the Potomac River.
The Latest: Passenger jet collides with helicopter while landing at DC's Reagan National Airport
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, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.
Many feared dead after passenger jet, helicopter collide, crash into Washington's Potomac River
By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Shepardson and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scores of people are feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night,
New Videos More Clearly Show Helicopter Colliding With Passenger Plane
American Airlines Flight 5342 is seen appearing to descend into the Washington airport as the Army Black Hawk helicopter ...
Footage shows how close Black Hawks fly to passenger planes near DCA
Footage shot from a plane taking off from Reagan Washington National Airport on January 23, 2025, shows two Black Hawk ...
What we know about the passenger plane collision near Washington, DC
Sixty-seven people are presumed dead after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, ...
There Will Never Be Another Flight 5342 on American Airlines. Here’s Why
American Airlines confirmed to PEOPLE on Friday, Jan. 31, that flight 5342 will cease to exist. The airline is retiring the ...
Plane Passenger Refuses to Swap Seats for a Family, Faces Backlash from Flight Attendant
A similar incident covered by Newsweek featured a passenger who was asked to move for a family, only to be relocated to a ...
No, viral radar video doesn’t show helicopter in DC crash nearly collide with other aircraft
While the helicopter involved in the fatal crash near Reagan Airport flew a route that passed by other planes, it was flying ...
DC plane crash is believed to have 'no survivors': What to know about the passengers
Officials believe there are no survivors following a crash in DC between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter.
D.C. plane crash live updates: 2 black boxes found, 67 dead after American Airlines flight collides with military helicopter
A commercial plane with 60 passengers and four crew members on board collided with a military helicopter with a crew of three ...
Pilot shares heartfelt commitment to passengers' safety after tragic American Airlines crash
An American Airlines pilot reassured any passengers nervous of flying in a heartfelt pre-flight announcement following the ...