On January 29, 2025, a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner operating as American Airlines Flight 5342 (operated by PSA Airlines as American Eagle) [b] and a United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operating as Priority Air Transport 25 collided mid-air over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C..

14 hours ago · The collision of the commercial American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter at the end of January resulted in the deaths of everyone involved. The plane was coming to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, while the Black Hawk was in the progress of doing a training exercise.

1 day ago · The pilot of the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines plane in DC made a fatal mistake in the moments before the collision, according to a new report.. All 64 ...

16 hours ago · A series of errors involving risky flying maneuvers, ignored warnings, and critical communication failures led to the mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight over the Potomac River near Washington, DC, killing 67 people, according to a The New York Times report. The crash, which occurred on January 29, 2025, is now considered one of the worst domestic ...

12 hours ago · The Black Hawk impacted American Airlines Flight 5342 at 8:47:59 p.m., causing both aircraft to descend uncontrollably into the Potomac River.

1 day ago · Salvage crews recover the Army Blackhawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight in January, killing 67 people. ... At the time of the fiery crash, the Black Hawk was flying at ...

2 days ago · On January 29, 2025, we saw the tragic collision of an American Eagle CRJ-700 and Black Hawk helicopter near Washington National Airport (DCA), claiming 67 lives. This was the first fatal commercial aircraft crash in the United States since 2009, so suffice it to say that this made a lot of people uneasy.

The helicopter would slam into American Airlines Flight 5342 just before 8:48 p.m. local time. The flight was en route to Reagan National Airport from Wichita, Kansas carrying 64 people, all of ...

Jan 31, 2025 · The midair collision Wednesday night between a regional American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., was "absolutely" preventable, newly appointed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said …

Feb 5, 2025 · Before the plane made it to the runway, it collided with a US Army Black Hawk and both aircraft went plunging into the nearby Potomac River, resulting in the deaths of everybody on board. Responders have now recovered all 67 bodies from the river, including 64 people from the plane and three people who were on the helicopter.