Several figure skaters, along with their coaches and families, were traveling on an American Airlines plane that crashed into an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C.
A airplane and military helicopter collided in Washington, D.C., before plunging into the Potomac River. Here's who was on board, flight path and more.
An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening. Three soldiers were onboard the helicopter and a massive search and rescue operation is now unfolding in the Potomac River.
Several flights to and from Washington D.C. have been canceled at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) following a deadly crash Wednesday night. CAE has nonstop flights to two airports in Washington D.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport board opened its first meeting of the year by acknowledging the lives lost late Wednesday when a commercial jet flying from Kansas collided with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital — the first major commercial air crash in the United States since 2009.
There were no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land just before 9 p.m. EST Wednesday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The plane headed back to Nigeria after experiencing "unexpected movement" mid-flight on Friday, Jan. 24, according to multiple reports
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
An American Eagle jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington on Wednesday night. The number of casualties is unclear, and a search-and-rescue mission is ongoing.
The collision occurred on Wednesday night as the American Airlines regional flight 5342, carrying 64 passengers and crew from Wichita, Kansas, was on its final approach to land at
United Airlines said it was cooperating with U.S. and Nigerian investigators to determine what exactly happened on the flight.