January 30, 2025
Helicopter Passengers Missing
A us Army Official Said the Helicopter was a black hawk design Carrying Three Soldiers, AFP Reported.
MEAUHHILE, AP News Agency Reported That The Helicopter got on a training trip when the accident happened.
The Status of the Three Soldiers on Board is Currently Unknown.
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January 30, 2025
Big Rescue Operation to Find Survivors – in Photos
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January 30, 2025
60 Passengers, 4 staff on jet that collapsed in DC – American Airlines
American Airlines (AA) Said American Eagle Flight 5342 en Route from Wichita, Kansas to Washington, DC, what Involved in an Accident at the Ronald Reagan National Airport.
According to the airline company, 60 Passengers and Four Crew Members Were on the aircraft that collapsed near Near Reagan Airport.
“Our Concern is for the Passengers and crew on board the aircraft,” The Statement Read
The aircraft is a CRJ-700, The Airline Added.
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January 30, 2025
Massive Rescue Operation Underway
All Takeoffs and Landings From The Airport Near Washington have actually holded as Emergency Services Pace to the website of collision.
Several Helicopters, Including Those from the Us Park Police, The DC Metropolitan Police Department and Us Military, Were Flying Over The Scene Of The Incident In The Potomac River.
DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Posted on X That FireBoats Were on the Banks of the Potomac.
A joint declaration in between the DC Police Department and the DC Fire Department Read: “There is no confirmed information on casualties at this time.”
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January 30, 2025
American Airlines Says Its Aware of Crash Reports
“We’re Aware of Reports that American Eagle Flight 5342, Operated by PSA, with service from Wichita, Kansas (ICT) to Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) Has Be Incident,” American Airlines Said in A Statement on X. “WE wants provid information as it becomes.”
PSA Airlines is a local airline company that belongs to the American Airlines Group.
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January 30, 2025
President Trump ‘Aware’ of the scenario
Us PresidentDo nald Trump “Has Been Made Aware Of The Situation” Following A Collision Between an American Airlines Flight and a Military Helicopter Near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday Evening.
“Tragically it appears that a military helicopter collided with a regional jet,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Told Fox News
The Passenger aircraft was flying from Wichita, Kansa to Washington, DC.
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January 30, 2025
What do we understand regarding the accident?
The faa stated the collision occurred when an American Airlines Passenger Jet Collided with an armed forces blackhawk helicopter as it came close to a path at reahan flight terminal.
In Audio from the Air Traffic Control Tower Around the Time of the Crash, A Controller is Heard Asking the Helicopter, “Pat25 Do You Have the CRJ in Sight,” Referring to the Passenger Aircraft.
“Tower Did You See That?” Another Pilot is Heard Calling Seconds After the Apparent Collision.
The Tower Immediately Began Diverting Other Aircraft from Reagan.
Video from An Observation Camera at the Nearby Kennedy Center Shows Two Sets of Lights Consistent With Aircraft Appearing to Join in AFireball
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January 30, 2025
Small aircraft down in Potomac River
A tiny aircraft collapsed in the Potomac River Near the Ronald Regan Washington National Airport Late Wednesday, The Us Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Said.
An American Airlines Regional Planes Collided With A Helicopter As It Approached A Runway at Reagan Airport at Around 9 PM Local, The Faa Said in A Statement.
“A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Regional Jet Collided in Midair with a sikorsky H-60 Helicopter While on Approach 33 at Reagan Washington Washington Around 9 PM Local Time,” The Agency Said
“PSA was Operating Flight 5342 as American Airlines. It Departed from Wichita, Kansas,” It Said
The DC Police Department Said It was Responding to “Apparent Air Crash in the Potomac River” which a “Multi-agency Search and Rescue Operation is under Way.”
MK/RM (Reuters, AFP, AP)
