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Washington DC Plane Crash

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.

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Mint · 1h

Washington DC Plane Crash LIVE: 41 bodies recovered from Potomac River, search continues

U.S. authorities said on Thursday it was not yet clear why a regional jet crashed into a U.S. Army helicopter at a Washington airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more than 20 years.

Fox News · 17h

American Airlines plane, Army helicopter collide outside Reagan National Airport near Washington DC

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 night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.

Conditions of DC’s Potomac River make recovery

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Conditions of DC’s Potomac River make recovery after plane crash difficult. Here’s why

Officials say the conditions of the Potomac River are complicating recovery efforts of the bodies of the 67 presumed dead in a mid-air collision between American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

The Associated Press on MSN · 14h

Divers returning to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.

Miami Herald · 1d

DC plane crash isn’t first along Potomac River. How 1982 collision reshaped US flight

I don’t know of any other accident that has had this amount of impact on aviation but also in other industries,” one expert said of the 1982 crash.

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D.C. plane crash live updates as search for victims continues in Potomac River; no survivors from disaster

An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into ...

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What to Know About the Passenger Jet, Army Helicopter Collision Near Washington, D.C.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin told Reuters that more than half of the victims’ bodies have been recovered as of Thursday. The ...

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'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 ...

20mon MSN

Pilots have reported repeated close calls similar to fatal collision near DC airport

Airline pilots flying into Washington, D.C., have reported nearly a dozen near misses that were scarily similar to this week’s midair collision that killed 67 people.

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Southern Indiana pilot gives perspective on mid-air collision in Washington, D.C.

Officials in Washington, D.C., are still working to determine what went wrong when an Army helicopter and a passenger plane ...

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Boats return to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said, as ...

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Airplane down in Potomac River near Reagan Airport, search and rescue underway

Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, was closed by officials on Wednesday night after a small plane crashed.

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