Officials indicated a number of people died after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night, causing both to crash into the Potomac River. DC Fire and EMS (DCFE) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said they received multiple calls about the incident near Ronald Reagan
Police boats have returned to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century
DC Fire and EMS (DCFD) said a small aircraft crashed into the Potomac River Wednesday night. At around 9 p.m., DCFD said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that a small aircraft went down into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport (DCA).
A massive emergency response remains on scene of an aircraft crash in the water near Reagan National Airport. A military helicopter and a regional jet with 64 people on board collided mid-air Wednesday night.
It’s been nearly a week since a pickup truck drove off the Arlington Memorial Bridge and plunged into the Potomac River during a crash. In an update on Jan.
US Park Police identified the two men killed when a truck hit the Arlington Memorial Bridge last week and plunged over into the Potomac River.
As authorities scramble to find survivors, the Potomac River becomes the scene of yet another tragic aviation disaster, starkly contrasting the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ with its own dark history
The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 aboard the flight survived.
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people in the United States' deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.
Last year, senators from Virginia and Maryland sounded the alarm over congestion in the skies above Washington.
The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.
A plane and an army helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport in the US capital, halting all flights and launching a major rescue operation in the Potomac River.