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Plane collides with Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Airport: Dozens feared dead
[Washington Examiner] 9 p.m. EST - Dozens of people are feared dead after a passenger plane traveling from Kansas collided with a military helicopter near Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia, and plunged into the Potomac River.American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a helicopter, which the Federal Aviation Administration revealed was a military Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60. A webcam video from the Kennedy Center captured the incident. WEBCAM AT THE KENNEDY CENTER CAUGHT AN EXPLOSION MID-AIR ACROSS THE POTOMAC. HTTPS://T.CO/V75SXITPH6 PIC.TWITTER.COM/HINYDHBYS5 — Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) January 30, 2025 "I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport. May God Bless their souls," President Donald Trump said in a statement. "Thank you for the incredible work being done by our first responders. I am monitoring the situation and will provide more details as they arrive." CNN Coverage at this link. AP Coverage at this link. Posted by: Besoeker 2025-01-30 |
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