Sixty-seven people died in a collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.
Wednesday's crash was the deadliest in the U.S. since Nov. 12, 2001, when an American Airlines flight slammed into a residential area of Belle Harbor, New York, just after takeoff from Kennedy Airport, killing all 260 people aboard and five people on the ground.
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Am I safe if our own government can’t keep our helicopters safe? Who are the ones here to protect us?’ one flyer said
Lawmakers have an interest in boosting direct flights to their states because Reagan is closer to downtown than Dulles.
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Wednesday night’s fatal crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport involving a commercial airplane and a Black Hawk military helicopter has drawn renewed attention to air traffic controllers and what role they may have played in the accident that is believed to have killed 67 people.
Multiple people are dead after passenger jet collides with a military helicopter midair near Reagan National Airport.
Upon first approach, Republic Airways Flight 4514 diverts from course, circles around, and lands during a second attempt at Reagan National Airport.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) said it would be closed until at least 5 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31, after a passenger airplane and a military
On January 29, 2025, a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport led to the suspension of all flights. Emergency personnel quickly responded to the scene as rescuers scoured the Potomac River for survivors.