Dozens of people were feared dead after American Airlines and a U.S. military helicopter collided as the jet approached to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington around 9 p.m. Wednesday. Officials said three U.S. Army soldiers were on the helicopter, which was conducting a training flight. American Airlines, which operated the flight traveling from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, said in a statement there were 60 passengers and four crew members on the plane.
In photos: Passenger jet and military helicopter collide in Washington
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A person walks at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, in Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 30, 2025.
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Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia.
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Emergency personnel work at the site of the crash after a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Eagle flight 5342 approaching Reagan Washington National Airport collided and crashed in the Potomac River, outside Washington, Jan. 30. 2025.
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An information screen is seen at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, in Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 30, 2025.
