A look at the emergency reaction of Arlington, Virginia, south of the National Airport by Ronald Reagan Washington, via the Potomac River in the direction of the Columbia district on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
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A American airlines The regional jet with 64 people on board on Wednesday evening at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, said the Federal Aviation Administration with a Black Hawk military helicopter before the aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport landed. The accident seemed to be the worst air disaster in the United States for more than 15 years.
American Eagle Flight 5342, a PSA airline Bombardier CRJ700 Regional Jetliner, was used to the runway 33 of the airport with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter around 9 p.m. ET with a Sikorsky-H-60 helicopter, said the FAA. The flight came from Wichita, Kansas, and flew, according to Flighttradar24, at a height of about 300 feet at the time of the collision.
PSA Airlines is a subsidiary of American Airlines and one of its regional airlines. American Eagle is how the airline marketed its regional flights.
The American CEO Robert Isom said on Wednesday evening in a video message that he would travel to Washington DC together with a “go team” from the airline.
Sixty passengers and four crew members were on board the American flight, said the airline.
“Our concern is the passengers and the crew on board the aircraft,” said American in a statement. “We are in contact with the authorities and help with the emergency reaction.”
The airline provided contact information if “you believe that you have relatives on board the flight 5342”.
Reagan Washington National was closed on Wednesday to at least 11 a.m. on Thursday. The airport says that its main street is the most busy in the country.
An information screen in the empty luggage committee area of the Reagan National Airport shows emergency instructions after an aircraft has fallen into the Potomac River outside of Washington, DC on January 29, 2025.
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Transport Minister Sean Duffy, who was sworn in as a “tragedy” in a press conference on Tuesday.
Both aircraft were in the cold waters of the Potomac, and the rescue workers confronted themselves like strong winds with demanding conditions.
The US Army confirmed that the second aircraft was a helicopter from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and said in a statement: “We work with local officials and will provide additional information as soon as it is available.”
A US military officer later added that the helicopter was on a “training flight”.
The officials rejected to tackle during the press conference during the press conference, which took place in the early morning hours of Thursday morning. NBC News4 in Washington reported that rescue workers pulled the body out of the river in the hours after the crash, and quoted two sources near the examination.
“Although we have not yet known how many have been lost on board, we know that there are deaths” X.
The United States had a long distance without fatal commercial airline crashes. The last US Commercial passenger airline occurred in February 2009 when the Continental Flight 3407 fell into a house when he arrived in Buffalo, New York and killed all 49 people on the ground.
The crash of this turboprop aircraft prompted the federal regulations that required more calm and training for pilots.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board examine the incident on Wednesday.
A look at the emergency reaction of Arlington, Virginia, south of the National Airport by Ronald Reagan Washington, via the Potomac River in the direction of the Columbia district on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
Alex Brandon | AP
President Donald Trump said he was informed about the accident on Wednesday.
“Thank you for the incredible work that our first aiders did,” he said in an explanation.
The Federal Aviation Administration has no constant head. Former administrator Mike Whitaker resigned on January 20 when Trump took up his office. Trump has not yet named a candidate.
“We are shocked and sad about the tragic accident at DCA tonight,” said Air Line Pilots Association, a pilot union. “Our thoughts are with those affected by this tragedy, and Alpa's accident investigation team reacts to support the national transportation Safety board in his investigation.”
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