23 hours ago · All 67 people on board the plane and the helicopter were killed in the crash. Hundreds of families are in mourning after an American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk ...

2 days ago · At 8:43, from the airport’s tower, a controller asks the plane’s pilots to switch from landing on Runway 1 to Runway 33. Nearby an Army Black Hawk helicopter, referred to as PAT25 by air traffic control, is flying south over the River. The skies are clear.

1 day ago · According to the latest release, it appears the helicopter exceeded the 200-foot maximum altitude assigned to the flight path it used on the night of the crash. To confirm that, investigators need ...

11 hours ago · the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River late last month was flying with a safety system turned off, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters after a ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The NTSB is the only agency authorized to provide an official cause for the crash. Both the plane and the helicopter were being flown by experienced pilots who had “standard communication ...

Jan 31, 2025 · All 67 people on board the American Airlines regional jet and US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair Wednesday night are presumed dead – a grim tragedy that has left a heartbreaking ...

Jan 30, 2025 · At least 55 victims have been positively identified from Wednesday night's midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter, Fire Chief John Donnelly of the Washington, D.C., Fire Department said Sunday afternoon.

6 days ago · Search and rescue teams work in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, as seen from Virginia, on Thursday.