Families of victims of the deadliest U.S. air disaster in a nearly in 25 years visited the crash site Sunday just outside Washington, D.C. Dozens of people walked along the banks of the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport, close to where an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided Wednesday, killing…
The deadliest week in U.S. aviation since Nov. 2001 – CBS News Watch CBS News On Friday night, a small medical jet carrying a young girl who’d just completed treatment at Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia was going home to Mexico when something went terribly wrong right after takeoff. The crash of the Learjet 55, which…
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Recovery crews and divers searched the Potomac River for remains and cleared wreckage Saturday from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people. A Coast Guard cutter outfitted with a crane waited by the wreckage as occasional recovery team members slipped into the water amid…
All 3 black boxes recovered after midair collision near Reagan National Airport – CBS News Watch CBS News Recovery efforts are resuming Saturday at the site of the nation’s worst air disaster in more than a decade. Investigators now have all three of the black boxes from the Army helicopter and passenger jet that collided…
Father of Black Hawk pilot killed in crash recalls learning of tragedy on news – CBS News Watch CBS News Among the D.C. crash victims was Staff Sergeant Ryan O’Hara, the crew chief on the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger plane. Mark Strassmann spoke to his grieving father. Be the…
Crews awaiting equipment to pull plane fuselage from Potomac River – CBS News Watch CBS News Crews have recovered 41 bodies from the wreckage of the American Airlines regional jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter sitting in the Potomac River. Now, they’re waiting for additional equipment to pull pieces of fuselage from the river in…
Former acting FAA administrator discusses deadly plane crash near Reagan National Airport – CBS News Watch CBS News Billy Nolen, a former acting FAA administrator during the Biden administration, speaks about the midair collision that happened Wednesday night near Washington, D.C., and aviation safety. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news,…
What to know about the investigation into the midair collision near D.C. – CBS News Watch CBS News Former NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt, who is a CBS News transportation safety expert and analyst, joins “CBS Mornings” to break down the latest in the midair collision investigation and what officials will look for at the crash…
Olympian Brian Boitano talks about D.C. plane crash and its impact on figure skating community – CBS News Watch CBS News The deadly midair collision over D.C. killed 67 people, including 14 members of the U.S. figure skating community. Athletes and coaches were returning home from a prestigious national development camp in Wichita, Kansas. American…
Washington: The recent collision between a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and an American Eagle Flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has brought attention to the safety record of the Black Hawk. Considered the “workhorse” of Army aviation, the Black Hawk has been in service since 1979 and has a reputation for being reliable…