An American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C. was involved in a crash near Reagan Airport Wednesday night.
"This is a terrible tragedy that will unite those in Washington, D.C. and Wichita, Kansas," the mayor said in an emotional press conference on Jan. 30
A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.
Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating team were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
Elected officials from Nebraska and Iowa shared their thoughts on the deadly midair crash involving a plane and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s website tells people to call the airline immediately after a possible crash if they believe their loved one was on board. The NTSB, who is likely to investigate the crash, can also be contacted at
[email protected] and 202-314-6185.
The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
The CEO of The Skating Club of Boston, Doug Zeghibe, spoke with NBC 10 about the loss of some of his students and staff when a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in Washington D.C. Zeghibe said,
The victims include figure skaters, family members and coaches who had been attending a national training camp for top young skaters in Kansas. Among the victims were Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov,
The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.