Helicopters flying along Potomac frequently pose dangers to passenger jets
Wednesday’s fatal collision and two other incidents dramatically illustrate the challenges pilots and air traffic controllers face in the complex, security-sensitive skies above the nation’s capital.
Many feared dead after passenger jet, helicopter collide, crash into Washington's Potomac River
By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Shepardson and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scores of people are feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night,
No survivors expected in American Airlines, Army helicopter crash over Potomac River
We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” said John Donnelly, the fire chief in the nation’s capital.
'The helicopter and the plane crashed in the river': Audio from air traffic control describes disaster over Potomac
Air traffic control watched in horror on Wednesday night as a passenger jet and a U.S. military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington and plunged into the nearby Potomac River.
American Airlines Plane Crashes into Potomac River After Black Hawk Helicopter Collision: Live Updates
An American Airlines flight crashed into a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over the Potomac River as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Plane crashes into Potomac River after midair collision with Black Hawk helicopter
A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet carrying several dozen people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport has grounded all flights.
Video shows moment passenger jet, military helicopter collide over Potomac River
A passenger jet carrying 64 people collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The crash happened at 9 p.m. on January 29 over the Potomac River.
The Latest: Passenger Jet Collides With Helicopter While Landing at DC's Reagan National Airport
A passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River
American Airlines plane collides with helicopter in D.C., crashes into Potomac River
An American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, according to officials.
Watch: Rescue efforts as passenger jet and helicopter collide in DC
An extensive search and rescue operation is currently under way after an American Airlines flight collided in mid-air with a helicopter in Washington DC, with both crashing into the Potomac River. Emergency services chief John Donnelly has said conditions are "extremely rough" in the dark and with icy temperatures.
No survivors expected after plane and helicopter crash over Washington DC river, officials say
The American Airlines flight was carrying 64 people when it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National ...
Photos: See the aftermath of plane, helicopter crash in the Potomac River
An American Eagle flight and a military helicopter collided over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday ...
'Spray of sparks': Witness describes midair collision over Potomac River
While driving home, Ari Shulman said a "spray of sparks" in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair ...
Washington DC Plane Crash LIVE: 28 bodies recovered from Potomac river after plane collides with helicopter
American Eagle Flight 5342 en route from Wichita, Kansas (ICT), to Washington, D.C. (DCA) was involved in an accident at DCA, ...
Live updates: ‘No survivors' after plane, helicopter crash into Potomac River
An American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National ...
Emergency response crews in plane crash with Army helicopter faced ‘rough’ conditions
Hundreds of rescuers were searching the frigid waters of the Potomac River for any survivors of the plane crash.