In the late evening hours of Jan. 29, a U.S. Army helicopter collided with a descending American Airlines passenger plane over the Potomac River en route to the Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. There were no survivors.

In the aftermath of the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C. that has resulted in dozens of casualties, the blame game has begun and billionaire Elon Musk is weighing in on who may be at fault. The crash saw American Airlines Flight 5342 collide with the U.

Elon Musk pushed Federal Aviation Administration Chief Michael Whitaker from his post just 10 days before the deadly plane and Black Hawk helicopter crash over Washington, DC. Musk, a close Trump advisor who also heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had demanded Whitaker step down after the erstwhile FAA chief proposed more than $600,