6 days ago · American Eagle flight 5342 was traveling from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, D.C., and had 60 passengers and four crew members on board, American Airlines said in a statement.

Jan 30, 2025 · What We Know About the Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington. Sixty-seven people were killed after an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River.

6 days ago · Officials cautioned that it is still too early to speculate about what led to the crash that killed all 64 on board the American Eagle jet and all three crew members on the Army Black Hawk helicopter.

Jan 30, 2025 · It was operating as American Airlines flight 5342. The US Army helicopter was a Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk that took off from Fort Belvoir in Virginia, and belonged to B Company, 12th Aviation ...

Jan 30, 2025 · An air traffic controller contacts the Black Hawk helicopter, flying under the call sign PAT 2-5, to confirm it sees American Airlines flight 5342, which he refers to as a “CRJ,” based on the ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The last major American Airlines crash occurred in November 2001 near John F. Kennedy International Airport. American Airlines Flight No. 587, an Airbus A300, crashed shortly after takeoff ...

6 days ago · Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among 67 people killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.

Jan 30, 2025 · Emergency services operate at Gravelly Point, after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a helicopter while approaching Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed in the Potomac River, in ...

Jan 30, 2025 · An Army helicopter on a training flight collided with an American Airlines regional jet that was on approach into Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport.

6 days ago · Emergency personnel and divers work at the site of the crash after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and ...