1 day ago · WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines plane killing 67 people last week had turned off an advanced surveillance system that the federal government has ...

2 days ago · It has been nearly a week since a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.. Even as salvage crews continue to haul the wreckage out of the Potomac River, investigators are seeking answers about what happened.

2 days ago · Item 1 of 6 A plane flies as people attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the collision between American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River ...

Jan 30, 2025 · An American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. All 67 people aboard the aircraft are presumed dead.

2 days ago · A piece of wreckage is lifted from the water onto a salvage vessel near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Jan 30, 2025 · The Army helicopter and regional American Airlines jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate around the world on a daily basis. There were 60 passengers and four crew members on the jet, a Bombardier CRJ-700, officials said.

Jan 31, 2025 · Helicopter may have been flying too high The Black Hawk had been using specialized corridors utilized by law enforcement, medevac, military and government helicopters in the Washington area ...

Jan 30, 2025 · An American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter plunged into the Potomac River after a midair collision Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C. Officials said ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Washington has some of the most restrictive air space in the country, and helicopters are supposed to stay below 200 feet as a way to separate them from fixed-wing planes. The issue of where...