Search underway after plane, helicopter crash near DCA – NBC4 Washington

What to Know

• An American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed Wednesday night into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport.
• More than 30 bodies have been recovered, two sources said. A frantic search to find crash victims in the river is underway.
• The airliner had 64 people aboard. The helicopter had three people aboard.
• There is a massive emergency response unfolding, with fireboats in the water and the Metropolitan Police Department and fire departments from across the area responding.
• An FAA statement says: “A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local [Eastern] time. PSA was operating Flight 5342 as American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas.”
• Reagan National Airport is expected to remain closed through at least 11 a.m. Thursday, officials said.