Plane and helicopter collide midair near Washington
2432
Thursday, 30 January, 2025, 09:37
A jet carrying 64 people has collided midair with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC.
The PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 jet collided with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at around 9pm (02:00 GMT Thursday), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
American Airlines confirmed there were 60 passengers and four crew members on board the aircraft. The US army confirmed that its helicopter was carrying three personnel.
Police and fire services said a multi-agency search and rescue operation was under way in the Potomac River.
Advertisement
Shooting at a Northern California library kills 2, and a suspect is in custody (video)
190Yesterday, 13:39
Three killed and five injured in school shooting in central Philippines (video)
37822.06.2026, 11:21
54 injured and 18 missing after explosion at Qatar LNG site, authorities say (video)
43722.06.2026, 10:10
16 more killed as Israel keeps attacking Lebanon despite US-Iran deal coming into force
46919.06.2026, 11:21
At least 11 killed, 19 injured in bus crash in central Peru (video)
49918.06.2026, 11:08
8 crew members dead after B-52 bomber crashes at California’s Edwards Air Force Base (video)
66216.06.2026, 09:56
Skydiving plane crashes in Missouri, 11 passengers and pilot killed (video)
64815.06.2026, 13:31
Five IAF personnel killed in AN-32 aircraft crash in Assam's Jorhat
94513.06.2026, 14:15