What we know after American Airlines plane crashes with Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C.
Sixty-four people aboard a commercial airliner died Wednesday after it collided with a military helicopter midair near Reagan Washington National Airport. Both the American Eagle jet and Army Black Hawk are in the Potomac River.
DC plane crash data show conflicting altitude readings from American Airlines jet and military helicopter
Readings have been compared from the black box recovered from American Eagle flight 5342 and the air traffic control tower about the Black Hawk helicopter
What we know about the American Airlines plane and Army helicopter crash over D.C.'s Potomac River
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
Senators grill investigators on the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter
Investigators trying to determine what caused last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, briefed lawmakers Thursday on what they’ve learned after combing through data from both aircraft and air traffic control.
After the D.C. plane crash, how safe is air travel in Minnesota, the U.S. and the world?
An American Airlines regional jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, killing 67 people. A private medical jet crashed in Philadelphia, with 7 lives lost. Closer to home, a Delta Air Lines flight to Amsterdam returned to MSP for an emergency landing on Sunday due to a mechanical issue,
Black Hawk chopper in D.C. plane crash had a safety system off, senator says
Army Blackhawk 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 briefing from the FAA and NTSB.
Black Hawk helicopter wreckage floats in Potomac River following mid-air plane crash
Footage shows the wreckage of the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a plane floating in the Potomac River. Video captured by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the devastating aftermath of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 and a U.
American Airlines CEO expresses deep sorrow after DC plane crash. ‘We are all hurting’
Robert Isom said said airline is focused on passengers, crew members, first responders, families and loved ones.
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Amid search for victims, crews prepare to remove cockpit of American Airlines Flight 5342 from the Potomac River
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American Airlines Collision: No Survivors From Crash, Officials Fear
The American Airlines flight crash has presumably ended in horrific tragedy. After American Eagle Flight 5342—a plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members from Wichita, Kansas—had a ...
American Airlines CEO says it's not clear why helicopter came into jetliner's flight path
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said the airline has activated its care team to assist in recovery efforts after one of its ...
United employee, 64, critically injured after American Airlines airplane wing strikes tug vehicle at Chicago O’Hare Airport
The collision flipped the tug vehicle and its driver, identified as a 64-year-old man employed by United, became trapped.
Recovery Efforts in Washington Helicopter Plane Collision Identify 55 of 67 Victims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Officials have positively identified 55 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday's midair collision between ...
NTSB confirms Black Hawk helicopter was flying 100 feet over altitude limit
The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger plane was flying too high, according to the ...