A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
Business Insider reviewed official briefings, flight data, and air traffic control audio tapes to piece together what happened before tragedy struck.
An American Airlines jet with 64 people aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter carrying three while the plane was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. No survivors
Officials give update after American Airlines crash leaves 67 dead Mayor of the District of Columbia Muriel Bowser holds a news conference.Mayor of the District of Columbia Muriel Bowser holds a news conference.
Multiple 911 callers reported the crash near the river just before 8:55 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department and the District of Columbia Fire and EMS.
After an American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army helicopter killing all 67 individuals on both aircrafts, Tina Knowles shared her condolences to civil rights attorney Kiah Duggins’ family.
Mapped: How American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk army helicopter near Washington DC airport - There are likely no survivors of the crash as the rescue mission turned into a recovery operat
In the aftermath of the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Federal Aviation Administration is indefinitely restricting helicopter flights in the vicinity of Washington,
An American Airlines flight collided with a helicopter in midair as it approached DCA on Wednesday, the FAA said.
An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
The American Airlines flight that crashed with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard reportedly split in half after its collision on Wednesday.