A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
No survivors found in crash between military helicopter and jet over Potomac River near DC
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No survivors expected in American Airlines, Army helicopter crash over Potomac River
Passenger jet crashes into Potomac River near Reagan National after colliding with military helicopter
Multiple people are dead after passenger jet collides with a military helicopter midair near Reagan National Airport.
Transgender pilot Jo Ellis is rumored to have been involved in the American Airlines flight and Black Hawk collision.
Northern Virginia’s figure skating community is reeling after receiving the news that a coach and multiple young skaters from the area were killed when an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening.
The crash occurred on Wednesday night, involving a CRJ700 regional jet from Kansas and a Sikorsky H-60 military helicopter.
The aviation disaster near Washington DC has brought up memories of another crash into the Potomac River 43 years ago – the Air Florida Flight 90. The search at the crash site of the American Airlines plane and US military Black Hawk helicopter has turned into a recovery operation after officials said they don’t ‘believe there are any survivors.
Crews working to retrieve the passengers of the American Airlines jet and the army helicopter that collided and crashed into the Potomac on Wednesday night have to contend with the dangerously cold waters of the Potomac River.
The rare circular ice slabs spun, collided and collected in large eddies because of the prolonged cold weather.
American Airlines has canceled all flights to Washington, D.C., from Norfolk International Airport. Impacted D.C. flights are being rerouted to Richmond. "Our hearts are broken for the families who must now process the grief of such a sudden and unexpected death," wrote Winsome Sears on X.
Search and recovery efforts continued into the night for the midair crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial airliner near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday night.
Emergency response units conduct search and rescue operations in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on Jan. 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
In seconds, the wreckage of each aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, the victims with it. All perished
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