A Black Hawk helicopter collided with a commercial American Airlines flight over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening, resulting in an estimated 67 fatalities. The crash occurred near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport during a training exercise for the Army helicopter. Air traffic control audio reveals the moments leading up to the collision, including requests for visual separation by the helicopter pilot.
An estimated 67 people are presumed dead after a Black Hawk helicopter collided with a commercial American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening. A total of 64 people, including four crew members, were aboard passenger American Airlines Flight 5342, and three soldiers were on the Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk that came from Fort Belvoir in Virginia.
do you have the CRJ in sight?' the controller can be heard saying to the helicopter pilot 30 seconds before the crash. The controller makes another radio call to PAT-25 moments later: 'PAT-25, pass behind the CRJ.' ATC AUDIO REVEALS MOMENT CONTROLLERS SAW DISASTER: 8:48 p.m. EST Army UH-60 and Flight 5342 then collide over the Potomac River, causing an explosion midair at an altitude of about 300 feet that was caught on camera.
There have been at least 238 deaths and 227 injuries stemming from non-combat U.S. military aircraft crashes since 2012, according to the FAA. There have also been multiple 'close call' incidents at DCA since 2023. Fox News' Greg Norman, The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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