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American Airlines plane in Potomac River after crash with helicopter, officials say

DC Fire and EMS (DCFD) said an American Airlines aircraft crashed into the Potomac River Wednesday night. In a joint statement from DCFD and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), officials said that multiple calls came in for an aircraft crash above the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport (DCA) just

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Washington plane crash: Why a 'Hudson miracle' is unlikely in the Potomac

As authorities scramble to find survivors, the Potomac River becomes the scene of yet another tragic aviation disaster, starkly contrasting the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ with its own dark history

USA TODAY on MSN · 23h

43 years ago, another D.C. plane crash and dramatic rescue on the Potomac River

A dramatic plane crash in frigid temperatures. And a search and rescue that saved lives on the same partially frozen Potomac River. Almost 43 years ago to the day, tragedy struck when a commercial jet − Air Florida Flight 90 − plunged into icy waters shortly after an afternoon takeoff from the same airport where a passenger jet with 64 people aboard collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night.

Some travelers at Reagan National Airport 'nervous'

USA Today · 15h

Some travelers at Reagan National Airport 'nervous' after deadly mid-air collision

Some travelers at Ronald Reagan National Airport expressed nervousness about flying after the midair collision over the Potomac River.

Associated Press · 14h

Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Live updates: Fatalities reported after American Airlines plane crashes near Reagan National Airport

The Reagan National Airport closed after a helicopter and another aircraft collided nearby. D.C. officials say a small aircraft was reported down in the Potomac River.

Two brothers identified as victims in Arlington Bridge truck crash into Potomac River

US Park Police identified the two men killed when a truck hit the Arlington Memorial Bridge last week and plunged over into ...

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Lawmakers express worries about 'complex airspace' after deadly D.C. collision

Last year, senators from Virginia and Maryland sounded the alarm over congestion in the skies above Washington.

DC plane clash: How Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac in 1982

The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.

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No survivors after plane collides with Army helicopter, crashes into Potomac near DCA

Multiple fatalities have been reported Thursday morning after an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided midair near Reagan Airport in D.C.

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Truck plunges off Arlington Memorial Bridge into Potomac River, one dead

A tragic crash on Thursday evening sent a pickup truck off the Arlington Memorial Bridge and into the Potomac River, leaving ...

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NTSB combs Potomac River for evidence of what led to deadly midair collision near D.C.

Nearly 50 NTSB investigators will be searching the Potomac River for evidence to piece together what led to Wednesday night's ...

Search for DC crash victims resumes, as Trump says helicopter flying too high

Emergency teams will continue efforts to retrieve the bodies of those who died when a passenger jet and helicopter collided.

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