A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington
A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. There was no immediate word on casualties, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search of survivors.
In audio from the air traffic control tower around the time of the crash, a controller is heard asking the helicopter, “PAT25, do you have the CRJ in sight?” in reference to the passenger aircraft. “Tower did you see that?” another pilot is heard calling seconds after the apparent collision. The tower immediately began diverting other aircraft from Reagan.
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