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,
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.
Officials say 28 bodies have been recovered after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter causing both to crash into the Potomac River
A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.
The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Officials said Thursday morning they don’t think there are any survivors following a collision between a passenger flight from Wichita and a helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Washington, 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 Airlines Flight 5342,
The U.S. Army described the helicopter as a UH-60 Blackhawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The helicopter was on a training flight. Military aircraft frequently conduct training flights in and around the congested and heavily restricted airspace around the nation’s capital for familiarization and continuity of government planning.
The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
A Wichita pastor, plus people in Washington, DC, are sharing what they saw and heard regarding the Wednesday night plane crash, plus how to cope with the tragedy.
An American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday collided with a military helicopter at Reagan National Airport.
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Meteorologist Jake Dunne says after a wet night across Kansas we are waking up to a few showers this morning. However, the bigger story is the widespread fog reducing visibility to less than half a mile at times. Clouds will keep a lid on temperatures with most areas hovering in the upper 40s or lower 50s this afternoon.