A midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., resulted in a crash into the Potomac River. The incident, which occurred on January 29, 2025, claimed the lives of all passengers and crew onboard the American Airlines flight and the helicopter crew.
David Chiu is a staff writer, Human Interest, for PEOPLE. A former PEOPLE intern from 2007 to 2008, he has been writing about news and entertainment for over 10 years.Lights from emergency vehicles are seen at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, after an air crash near the Potomac River on Jan. 29, 2025.A midair collision occurred between an American Airlines jet with 64 people onboard and a U.S. Army chopper carrying three soldiers on Jan. 29 in Washington, D.C.
"The District Office of the Medical Examiner has lead on reuniting these bodies and these people with their loved ones and we will continue to work to find all the bodies and collect them and reunite them with their loved ones,” he said.On Wednesday, Jan. 29, an American Airlines regional passenger plane flying from Wichita, Kan., and carrying 64 people collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C.
The jet "collided with a military aircraft on an otherwise normal approach,” Isom said, adding, “And at this time, we don't know why the military aircraft came into the path of the PSA aircraft flight 5342." “This is really shaking a lot of people, including people very sadly, from other nations, who are on the flight for the family members back in Wichita, Kansas, here in Washington, D.C, and throughout the United States and in Russia, we have a Russia contingent, some very talented people. Unfortunately, were on that plane,” he said,to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
14 U.S. Figure Skaters Among Those Killed in American Airlines Plane Crash, Including at Least 2 TeenagersPairs figure skating world champions Evgenia Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 55, who won the title in 1994, were also among those onboard the jet, according to Russian news agencies TASS and RIA, reported Reuters and
“We are heartbroken to confirm that four members of UA Steamfitters Local 602 were among the victims of the American Airlines Flight 5342 crash yesterday,” said the United Association’s statement. At an early Jan. 30 news conference, Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief Donnelly said that 300 first responders took part in what was initially a search-and-rescue operation, noting that the conditions were difficult.reported."There is wind. There are pieces of ice out there. So it's just dangerous and hard to work in. And because there's not a lot of lights, you're out there searching every square inch of space to see if you can find anybody.
“I will find answers to how this happened. I have directed every relevant agency to immediately investigate what went wrong, and I will not tolerate delays or bureaucratic excuses. If there was negligence, incompetence, or failure anywhere in the system, we will find it—and I will fix it.“To back up what the president said, from what I’ve seen so far, do I think this was preventable? Absolutely,” Duffy said.
“We are going to leave no stone unturned in this investigation. We are going to conduct a thorough investigation of this entire tragedy looking at the facts," NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said.
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