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Report online has it that an American Airlines regional jet crashed the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night. This is with no survivors expected amid the extremely cold and windy conditions.
Sixty-four people were said to be on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas.
The collision happened around 9 p.m. when the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was on approach to the airport.
Authorities say they are moving from a rescue mission to a recovery mission following a midair collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Sixty passengers and four crew members were on American Airlines flight 5342 when it collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter carrying three service members.
After working all night to rescue people from the river, authorities are now saying no survivors are expected.
Sixty-four people were said to be on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas.
The collision happened around 9 p.m. when the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was on approach to the airport.
Authorities say they are moving from a rescue mission to a recovery mission following a midair collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Sixty passengers and four crew members were on American Airlines flight 5342 when it collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter carrying three service members.
After working all night to rescue people from the river, authorities are now saying no survivors are expected.