An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said they have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash.
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WASHINGTON — More than a dozen bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River after a plane collided with a military helicopter in midair and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Wednesday night.
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Federal authorities are asking questions as to how the collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter could have occurred.
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President Trump's response to the plane crash in Washington, DC
President Trump announced that all 67 people aboard the two aircraft perished in the Potomac River crash near Reagan National Airport. The NTSB, FAA and U.S. military are conducting a full investigation to determine the cause of the collision.
The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 aboard the flight survived.
The Potomac River is running around 42 degrees. While search crews may don suits to help with the cold temperatures, passengers from Flight 5342 may only have 30-40 minutes. According to the flight manifest, American Eagle Flight 5342 had 60 passengers and four crew members on board.
On Tuesday night, just 24 hours before a deadly collision between a military helicopter and a regional jet at Reagan National Airport, a different passenger jet coming in for a landing at the airport alerted the tower it had to abort. The reason: risk of possible collision with a helicopter.
An American Airlines flight crashed into a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over the Potomac River as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The FAA has restricted helicopter traffic near Washington Reagan National Airport following a deadly collision between an Army Black Hawk and a commercial jet
The American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided as the plane was landing Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan National Airport next to Washington, D.C.
Investigators were able on Friday to recover the helicopter's black box, which captures flight data and voices in the cockpit
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