An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night while coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The Black Hawk helicopter was carrying a crew of three. Officials said early Thursday that everyone on board both aircraft is believed dead,…
Trump administration responds to deadly plane-helicopter collision in D.C. – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump said Wednesday night that he had been briefed on the collision between an American Airlines plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter and thanked first responders. The new transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said he was directing resources to support…
New details released in D.C. midair collision that killed 67 people – CBS News Watch CBS News There were no survivors when an American Airlines flight carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers Wednesday night while approaching for landing at Reagan National Airport. CBS News has learned that just…
6 members of Boston figure skating club among D.C. plane crash victims – CBS News Watch CBS News Six members of the Skating Club of Boston, an elite figure skating community, were killed aboard the American Airlines flight which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport. Beth Germano has more. Be…
Former NTSB chair maps out D.C. midair collision – CBS News Watch CBS News Robert Sumwalt, CBS News transportation safety expert and analyst and former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, detailed a map and timeline of the midair collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter. Be the first to know…
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has demanded a full investigation after a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter collided on Wednesday night in Washington killing 67 people, including two Chinese nationals. In a statement on Friday, the ministry expressed its “deepest condolences to all the victims and sympathies to the bereaved families”. “Two Chinese…
Black Hawk chopper involved in D.C. collision was on training flight – CBS News Watch CBS News There were three soldiers aboard the Sikorsky H-60 Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight carrying 64 people outside Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Black Hawk was on…
D.C. fire chief on victim recovery efforts for midair collision – CBS News Watch CBS News District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Chief John Donnelly spoke to CBS News about the agency’s response to the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter, and what recovery efforts will look like…
Sen. Tammy Duckworth is calling for patience as the NTSB and FAA investigate the cause of the tragic collision of a Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines flight Wednesday night, but she is also pursuing information about how it occurred. She told CBS News’ Nikole Killion in an interview Thursday that she’s requested a transcript…
Army helicopter involved in plane collision was doing training flight, military officials say – CBS News Watch CBS News Military officials say the Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in a midair collision Wednesday in Washington, D.C., was based out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and was taking part in a training flight. Fort Belvoir is about…