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Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look at what we know about the victims.
Aviation experts have warned about the risk of a passenger aircraft collision for years.They cite air traffic controller shortages and airspace congestion as safety risks.Wednesday's crash is the first complete-loss US airline accident since 2009.
The pilot and first officer on the American Airlines plane that crashed into a military helicopter Wednesday night—killing all 64 people on board—have been identified by a colleague and family member as victims alongside American and Russian figure skaters,
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected.
A flight crew from Charlotte was onboard a plane that collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River by Washington, D.C., according to multiple media reports and at least one crew member’s family.. A total of 67 people died — 60 passengers, four crew members on the commercial plane and three people on the military chopper.
Both the captain, Jonathan J. Campos, 34, and the co-pilot, Sam Lilley, 28, had been flying for years, according to family and friends.
The deadly collision between a military helicopter and a passenger plane sent shares of U.S. carrier American Airlines in trade on Thursday.
Trump criticized the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity push after the jet collided with a helicopter in D.C., as authorities continued a recovery operation.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.