01/30/2025
An American Airlines regional jet from Wichita carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided midair Wednesday evening with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport, sending both aircraft crashing into the Potomac River. No survivors had been found as of late evening, and police have pulled multiple bodies from the water, according to officials. The downed helicopter was on a training flight and three service members were on board, officials said. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon and the Army have launched an investigation into the incident, and President Donald Trump said he had been “fully briefed on the terrible accident.”
An American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, according to officials.