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Some 67 people — including three soldiers and more than a dozen figure skaters — were killed after a collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, D.C. The plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members at the time of the crash late Wednesday. Three soldiers were on board the helicopter.
President Donald Trump said at a briefing on Thursday that there were no survivors.
The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple partner agencies respond to the plane crash in the Potomac River, on Jan. 30, 2025.
U.S. Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple partner agencies respond to the plane crash in the Potomac River, on Jan. 30, 2025.
U.S. Coast Guard
Rescue boats search the Potomac River after a passenger plane on approach to Washington’s Reagan National Airport collided with a military helicopter, sending both aircraft crashing into the water
After this report aired, authorities confirmed 28 bodies have been recovered, including 27 from the Wichita flight and one from the Black Hawk helicopter
A plane from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River outside of Washington, DC. Courtesy CNN.
An American Airlines regional jet from Wichita went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, Wednesday night, prompting a multi-agency search-and-rescue operation, according to officials. Courtesy ABC News