An American Airlines flight and an Army Blackhawk helicopter collided mid-air near Ronald Reagan National Airport on January 29, 2025. The crash, captured on camera at the Kennedy Center, resulted in an explosion and debris falling into the Potomac River. Rescue efforts are underway with a focus on recovering survivors from the water.
As the plane made its approach to runway 33, an orange fireball lit up the horizon when the military chopper collided with the regional jet.A camera at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC captured the moment an American Airlines Flight and an Army Blackhawk helicopter collided mid air near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Jan. 29 2025.Light from the explosion ripped through the dark night sky before pieces of burning debris from the aircrafts fell into the Potomac River below.at around 9 p.m.
18 bodies pulled from Potomac River after American Airlines jet collides with Black Hawk helicopter: reportFlight 5432, a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operating for the airlines, was on final approach after its two-and-a-half-hour flight from Witchita, Kansas.As the plane made its approach to runway 33, an orange fireball lit up the horizon when the military chopper collided with the regional jet.
Reagan National Airport is the closest airport to the National Mall – only four miles south in Arlington, Va. – and is the busiest in the DC metropolitan area.The helicopter, a UH-60 Blackhawk had flown out of Fort Belvoir, Va. only 15 miles southwest of Reagan National Airport.
AIRCRAFT COLLISION WASHINGTON DC RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT RESCUE EFFORTS MILITARY HELICOPTER
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