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Passenger plane and military helicopter collide midair near Washington DC, many feared dead
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An American Airlines regional passenger jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided in mid-air with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers on a training flight. The collision occurred near Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. as the plane was approaching for landing after flying from Wichita, Kansas. The plane crashed into the Potomac River, and a search and rescue operation is underway to recover the bodies.
I speak for the people of Washington … who are extremely sorry for the families who are experiencing loss tonight.
We don't believe there are any survivors from this accident.
When one person dies, it's a tragedy, but when many, many, many people die, it's an unbearable sorrow.
It's a tragedy, a horrible loss of life.
The tragedy that we're going to deal with with this recovery I think is touching everyone's hearts … everyone here is thinking and praying for those who have potentially lost a loved one.
Safety is our expectation, everyone who flies in American skies expects we fly safely.
That didn't happen last night. We will not rest until we have answers for the families and the flying public. You should be assured when you fly, you are safe.
Our concern is for the passengers and crew on board the aircraft. We are in contact with authorities and assisting with emergency response efforts.
I don't want to name names but there were about 14 figure skaters on the plane, not counting their parents, and several coaches. Such a tragedy.
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sources
- 1.Al Jazeera
- 2.BBC
- 3.The Japan Times
- 4.CNA News
- 5.The Guardian
- 6.France 24
- 7.The Times
- 8.ABC News (Australia)
- 9.The Times of India
- 10.Le Monde
- 11.South China Morning Post
- 12.Agence France-Presse
perspectives
- 1.US under Donald Trump
- 2.US Politics
- 3.Disasters
- 4.Regulation
- 5.Air travel
- 6.Aviation Accidents and Incidents
- 7.Transportation
- 8.Helicopter crash
countries
- 1.Afghanistan
- 2.Belgium
- 3.Canada
- 4.Israel
- 5.India
- 6.Iraq
- 7.Palestine, State of
- 8.Russian Federation
- 9.Somalia
- 10.Syrian Arab Republic
- 11.United States
organizations
- 1.American Airlines
- 2.Bombardier
- 3.US Army
- 4.US Federal Aviation Authority
- 5.PSA Airlines
- 6.US Figure Skating
- 7.12th Aviation Battalion
- 8.B Company
- 9.Blackhawks
- 10.Sikorsky
- 11.Truth Social
- 12.Kennedy Center
persons
- 1.John Donnelly
- 2.Donald Trump
- 3.Muriel Bowser
- 4.Roger Marshall
- 5.Pete Hegseth
- 6.Vadim Naumov
- 7.Yevgenia Shishkova
- 8.Ari Schulman
- 9.Sean Duffy
- 10.Ted Cruz
- 11.Kristi Noem
- 12.Robert Isom