A tragic plane crash has claimed the lives of many, including residents from Loudoun County and nearby Fairfax County in Northern Virginia.
There is an outpouring amount of support in the ice skating community as people created a small memorial in Virginia for the victims who lost their lives.
There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look at what we know about the victims.
Sixty-seven people are believed dead following Wednesday night’s crash between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter from Fort Belvoir.
A regional jet and helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport shortly before 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday evening. The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) said that a PSA Airlines regional jet,
American Airlines has canceled all flights to Washington, D.C., from Norfolk International Airport. Impacted D.C. flights are being rerouted to Richmond. "Our hearts are broken for the families who must now process the grief of such a sudden and unexpected death," wrote Winsome Sears on X.
As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in 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, with no survivors expected.
Here’s a list of relevant authorities and others on X to follow all the updates that continue to pour in, providing emerging details about the shocking crash.
After an all-night search-and-rescue effort in frigid conditions and heavy winds on the icy Potomac, officials pivoted Thursday morning to recovery operations.
A collision between a military helicopter and a regional jet killed 67 people over the Potomac River Wednesday night. Many of the dead were from Northern Virginia.
Heartbreak is rippling through the local ice skating community after a tragic mid-air collision over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.