Authorities said all aboard the flight died after the fiery collision with the helicopter broke the aircraft apart and sent it plunging in three sections into the icy Potomac River below. Three U.S. Army service members aboard the helicopter also died,
An American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. All 67 people aboard the aircraft are presumed dead.
An American Eagle regional jet collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
An NTSB-led investigation is in full swing to identify factors that led to the Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700 operated by PSA Airlines on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter.
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Not a single person survived the late-night collision between an an Army helicopter and American Airlines jet, packed at the time with figure skaters returning home from an event with their coaches and loved ones,
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, with no survivors expected.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom released a third statement Thursday following the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342, saying the AA family was devastated and hurting but focusing on taking care of the victims' families.
Robert Isom said said airline is focused on passengers, crew members, first responders, families and loved ones.
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
A flight crew from Charlotte was onboard a plane that collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River by Washington, D.C., according to multiple media reports and at least one crew member’s family.. A total of 67 people died — 60 passengers, four crew members on the commercial plane and three people on the military chopper.