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.
Mapped: How American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk army helicopter near Washington DC airport
Mapped: How American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk army helicopter near Washington DC airport - The two ‘black boxes’ have been recovered from the wreckage, with a cockpit voice recorder and
Understaffed, overworked crews plagued Reagan Airport before DC plane crash, lawmakers say
Rep. Troy Nehls told The Post that Federal Aviation Administration officials had known about the “staffing issues” and that the air traffic controller involved was “not only
DC Plane Crash Update: FAA Shuts Down Helicopter Routes Near Reagan Airport
The FAA decision was made following Wednesday night's collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial jet.
Washington DC airspace challenges highlighted by passenger jet and Army helicopter collision
The crash highlighted issues around the congested airspace shared by civilian and military aircraft over the U.S. capital.
No survivors after American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter near Washington, DC
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, with no survivors expected.
All feared dead after American Airlines jet collides with Army helicopter during landing at D.C.’s Reagan airport
A passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night the, FAA said.
Deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C. cancels NYC flights to and from Reagan National Airport
A deadly plane crash over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. canceled flights to and from Ronald Reagan National Airport overnight. The airport reopened around 11 a.m. Thursday, as the search continues for the 64 people on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.
Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead
All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century, officials said Thursday.
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 over the years that were scarily ...
Passenger plane forced to abort landing at DC airport the day before deadly plane crash
Upon first approach, Republic Airways Flight 4514 diverts from course, circles around, and lands during a second attempt at ...
I'm a pilot who's flown into DC's Reagan Airport for decades. Taking off and landing there can be extremely tough — here's what I think went wrong.
Retired Delta pilot Mark Stephens says there are two airports on the East Coast that he considers particularly dangerous: ...
DOT Restricts Helicopter Traffic Near DC Airport
The U.S. will restrict helicopter traffic around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after this week’s midair collision ...
What we know about the passenger plane collision near Washington, DC
Sixty-seven people are presumed dead after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, ...
Ronald Reagan Washington ‘one of the most demanding airports’ for pilots, who face ‘helicopter alley’
DCA is one of the most demanding airports in the world. It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter alley’ with hundreds of ...
DC crash live updates: Trump says Black Hawk was too high, NTSB says no conclusions
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 ...
Washington DC Plane Crash LIVE: Pilots have long worried DC's complex airspace; Citizens say, ‘One of worst tragedies’
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 ...