No Survivors After Midair Collision Of American Airlines CRJ, Army Black Hawk
An NTSB-led investigation is in full swing to identify factors that led to the Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700 operated by PSA Airlines on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter.
Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.
A visual timeline of the collision between a passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter in DC
A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying three crew members – from the 12th Aviation Battalion, based out of nearby Fort Belvoir, Virginia – was traveling south over the Potomac River, just east of DCA on Wednesday evening. Its exact origin and takeoff time are unknown to CNN as of Thursday afternoon.
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.
Video shows American Airlines passenger jet, Black Hawk helicopter crash over DC
Video recorded by bystanders shows the harrowing moment when the 2 aircraft crashed into one another, causing an explosion over the nation's capital.
Collision between helicopter and jetliner kills 67 in nation's worst air disaster in a generation
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.
More than 60 feared dead in Washington after jet hits helicopter, crashes into river
More than 60 people were feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport.
The Bombardier CRJ-700 in the American Airlines crash was a safe and reliable workhorse for short-haul routes
The jet's sterling safety record won't help Bombardier, however, as the Quebec manufacturer divested its aircraft programs to ...
Potomac crash was plane model’s first fatal incident in over 20 years of service
Sixty passengers and four crew from the plane are presumed dead from the crash, which also killed the three military members in the helicopter.
Pilot and aviation experts provide insights and what’s next at midair collision in DC
Factfinder 12 spoke with a pilot who regularly flies in and out of Reagan National, also called DCA and two aviation ...
The 2 aircraft that collided over Washington are both workhorses in use around the world
The Army helicopter and regional American Airlines jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate ...
In ‘incredibly tight’ D.C. airspace, small errors risk major tragedies
Investigators will try to determine why an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet at DCA airport, the first U ...
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Arkansas pilot on DCA collision investigation
Bentonville, Ark. -- Any time a tragic aircraft accident occurs, the aviation community analyzes flight plans and ...
Local aviation experts weigh in on if plane collision could have been avoided
Local aviation experts say the deadly plane collision near Washington, D.C., came down to one thing: a communication error.
Is there an air traffic controller shortage? Deadly midair collision raises concerns
Amid increased concerns about aviation safety, here's how many air traffic controllers there are in the U.S., and how the ...
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Listen: Air traffic controller audio before the midair plane crash near D.C.
It will be some time before investigators can offer clear answers to the cause of the midair crash at Ronald Reagan ...
CRJ700 is popular plane at Reagan airport; what to know about the aircraft
The CRJ700 is a regional jet frequently used on short- to medium-haul flights. Reagan airport handles about 1,200 flights a ...