Following a tragic mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport, officials including Mayor Muriel Bowser, President Trump and others offer condolences.
An American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday collided with a military helicopter at Reagan National Airport.
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
The CEO of The Skating Club of Boston, Doug Zeghibe, spoke with NBC 10 about the loss of some of his students and staff when a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in Washington D.C. Zeghibe said,
The victims include figure skaters, family members and coaches who had been attending a national training camp for top young skaters in Kansas. Among the victims were Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov,
The National Transportation Safety Board’s website tells people to call the airline immediately after a possible crash if they believe their loved one was on board. The NTSB, who is likely to investigate the crash, can also be contacted at [email protected] and 202-314-6185.
The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
American Airlines has released information regarding the Kansas flight that was involved in a crash in Washington D.C. Wednesday evening.According to AA, the fl
The U.S. Army described the helicopter as a UH-60 Blackhawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The helicopter was on a training flight. Military aircraft frequently conduct training flights in and around the congested and heavily-restricted airspace around the nation’s capital for familiarization and continuity of government planning.
A regional passenger jet traveling from Wichita to Washington, D.C., carrying 60 passengers and four crewmembers crashed midair into an Army helicopter Wednesday night as it attempted to land at Reagan Washington National Airport,