Bodies of 28 people have been retrieved from Potomac River after collision of passenger jet and military helicopterWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesFirst confirmed victims include figure skating championsA collision on Wednesday between an American Airlines jet and a US military helicopter near Washington DC killed all 67 people onboard both aircraft and sparked questions over whether understaffing in an air traffic control tower played a role in the United State’s worst aviation disaster in years.As it approached Reagan National airport around 9pm, American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a US army Black Hawk helicopter, plunging wreckage of the two aircraft into the icy Potomac River and killing all 64 passengers and crew on the plane, along with three soldiers on the helicopter. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/30/washington-plane-crash-no-survivors
Author : Chris Stein and Joseph Gedeon in Washington, Oliver Milman in New York
Publish date : 2025-01-30 21:57:00
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Washington plane crash: questions arise over understaffing at control tower
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