Multiple 911 callers reported the crash near the river just before 8:55 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department and the District of Columbia Fire and EMS.
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
An American Airlines flight collided with a helicopter in midair as it approached DCA on Wednesday, the FAA said.
An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night. Officials have not provided a death toll but said all passengers and crew on both flights were feared dead.
Several flights to and from Washington D.C. have been canceled at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) following a deadly crash Wednesday night. CAE has nonstop flights to two airports in Washington D.
The American Airlines flight that crashed with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard reportedly split in half after its collision on Wednesday.
“A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.
A regional American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter collided midair Wednesday night, sending both aircrafts into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport, officials said.
The American Airlines regional jet was on the final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. when it collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday shortly before 9 p.
The CEO of American Airlines is seeking answers about the mid-air collision of a military helicopter and one of its regional passenger planes while it was trying to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C.
The FAA and NTSB have launched an investigation into how an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River.