American Airlines commuter jet with 64 aboard from Wichita crashes after midair collision in D.C.
A commuter jet and a military helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night, triggering a massive emergency response, officials said.The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that American Eagle Flight 5342,
Doomed American Eagle flight was carrying elite figure skaters going home from a training camp
Elite American figure skaters were onboard the flight that suffered a midair collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River.
Wichita flight to DC had only been running for a year before crash over Potomac River
An American Airlines flight going from Wichita to Washington, D.C., went down in the Potomac River after colliding with a military Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday. It comes just one year after Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport started offering nonstop flights to Washington.
Wichita American Airlines flight crashes in Washington, D.C., rescue attempts underway
The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
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No survivors expected after American Airlines plane, military helicopter collide near airport
An American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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'An unbearable sorrow': Kansas Congress members say after Wichita flight collides with military helicopter
An American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday collided with a military helicopter at Reagan National Airport.
What we know so far about the American Airlines-Black Hawk helicopter crash
“While performing a training mission a United States Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Va., collided in midair with an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet Flight 5342 last night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport," he said.
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Live updates: Dozens feared dead after American Eagle jet and Army helicopter collide and crash into Potomac River
A regional jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter in midair near Reagan Washington National Airport late Wednesday.
Mayor Lily Wu Says Wichita Was 'Honored' to Receive Direct Flight Route to D.C. Last Year, Cities Will Be 'Forever' Linked
The two cities involved in the crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 will be 'forever' linked, according to Wichita, Kan. Mayor Lily Wu.
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Wichita mayor on deadly D.C. plane crash: ‘This is a terrible tragedy'
Mayor Lily Wu choked up as she responded to the news that a plane that departed from Wichita on Wednesday night collided with a helicopter in Washington, D.C. Authorities say that there are likely no survivors.
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Washington D.C. plane crash: Wichita residents, U.S. Figure Skating athletes and families among victims
During a press conference late Wednesday night providing information on a crash of an inbound plane from Wichita, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran said several Kansans are likely dead. Thursday morning Wichita, Kansas, Mayor Lily Wu called the disaster "truly devastating."
‘Nothing short of a nightmare’: Kansas officials react to Wichita flight crash in DC
A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.