A regional American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night in the nation's first major commercial airline crash since 2009. There are confirmed fatalities from the collision,
The collision involved a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.
Aviation experts have warned for years about near collisions at airports around the US, citing air traffic control shortages and airspace congestion.
It's been more than two decades since American Airlines, the nation's largest carrier, was involved in a deadly crash.
United States President Donald Trump made a promise to Americans on Thursday morning. An American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter late on Wednesday evening. The regional jet and the helicopter crashed into the Potomac River,
An American Airlines flight crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with a U.S. Army helicopter while approaching Reagan National Airport.
The mid-air crash was reported near Reagan Washington National Airport late Jan. 29. At least 28 people have been found dead as crews continue to search the Potomac River, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Associated Press. No survivors are expected to be found.
In 2018, a passenger on a Southwest Airlines jet was killed after shrapnel from the plane's engine crashed through a window and caused such a drop in air pressure that a passenger suffered fatal injuries after nearly being sucked outside. It was the first death on a U.S. airline flight since 2009.
Before Wednesday’s crash near Washington, D.C., there had not been a fatal collision involving a commercial aircraft in the United States since 2009.
Wednesday's crash involving an American Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter marked the first commercial crash on U.S. soil in more than 15 years.
Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
Scores of people were feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet carrying 64 people collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport.