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.
An American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening.
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