WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Families of Kansans killed in last week’s plane crash involving American Airlines flight 5342 and a military helicopter are being reunited with the loved ones they lost.

Flight 5342 had left from the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport when the crash occurred near Washington, D.C. Now there's a growing memorial at the airport.

The city of Wichita has been deeply affected by Flight 5342, the crash in Washington DC, and the knowledge that on that plane were at least seven Kansans. More than a third of the 67 victims were ...

Each person killed in the Wichita plane crash has a story. We are sharing what loved ones say about the lives lost on flight 5342.

> If you believe your loved ones or someone you know was onboard flight AA 5342 from Wichita, KS please call American Airlines at 1-800-679-8215.

American Airlines Flight 5342 took off from Wichita, Kansas, at 5:18p.m., CST and was due to land at Reagan National Airport at 9:03 p.m. ET, but dropped out of the air on approach at about 8:48 p ...

Posted: Feb 3, 2025 / 07:30 PM CST Updated: Feb 3, 2025 / 07:31 PM CST WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Ice rinks across the country held moments of silence to pay tribute to the lives lost on Flight 5342.

At least one of the victims of the American Airlines Flight 5342 crash arrived back in Wichita on Friday night, according to an official at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.

Several passengers on American Airlines Flight 5342, which left Wichita’s Eisenhower Airport on the evening of January 29, were from Kansas.

Remembering PJ Diaz, killed in DC flight The tragedy is being felt in different ways. “I can relate to it from the 1970 crash that I experienced,” said Wichita resident Terry McMillen.

TOLEDO, Ohio — The moments Grace Maxwell shared with her grandfather over the years were “his greatest joy.” And a trip home to Wichita, Kan., allowed the 20-year-old to be by his side one ...

The plane route from Wichita to DC first started just over a year ago on January 8, 2024. Additionally, the Reagan Airport runway the American Airlines flight was approaching moments before the ...