The American Airlines regional jet was on the final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., when it collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter shortly before 9 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) remained shut down on Thursday morning. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) remained shut down on Thursday morning after an American Airlines regional jet fatally collided mid-air with a military helicopter just outside the airport.
Audio transmissions capture the moment air-traffic controllers warned an Army helicopter that it was on course to collide with an American Airlines Group regional jet midair near Washington, D.C., Wednesday evening.
The American Airlines plane that crashed into a helicopter Washington, D.C. and landed in the Potomac River started its day in Greenville, SC. No survivors yet.
ATLANTA — After an American Airlines passenger jet and Army helicopter collided over the Potomac River in Washington D.C. on Wednesday night, several flights between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. have been impacted on Thursday.
Flight map shows route of American Airlines plane before deadly crash in Washington DC - Sixty-seven feared dead after crash in Potomac River in Washington DC
That's the same flight path that that plane and helicopter crashed last night on. Now, many have been wondering how did all of this happen? Why did it happen? And we at the National Investigative Unit have obtained audio recordings from air traffic control that sort of help paint the story.
Multiple flights from Nashville to Reagan Washington National in Washington D.C. have been canceled following a deadly plane crash near airport.
After a collision of a passenger jet and an Army helicopter Wednesday night, a few flights from Des Moines to Washington, D.C., have been canceled.
Flights at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. were suspended Thursday morning after the collision of an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter Wednesday.
Multiple flights from Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport to Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport have been canceled on Thursday after Wednesday night's tragic collision involving a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines commercial airliner over the Potomac River.
Inbound flights are experiencing delays at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Friday morning. FlightAware.com posted the following message online: Reagan National (KDCA) is currently experiencing all inbound flights being held at their origin until Friday at 08:45AM EST.