Business Insider reviewed official briefings, flight data, and air traffic control audio tapes to piece together what happened before tragedy struck.
An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.
The devastating crash, which took place at Ronald Reagan National Airport at around 9pm on Wednesday, claimed the lives of all 64 souls onboard American Airlines flight 5342, as well as the three soldiers in a Black Hawk helicopter.
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, with no survivors expected.
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
A number of figure skaters, their coaches and family members were on board the flight returning home from a training camp in Wichita, Kan., U.S. Figure Skating said. + Former world figure-skating cham
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.
Wendy Shaffer “was the heart of her family” with a “warm, loving home filled with laughter and care,” her friends said.
A commercial plane with 60 passengers and four crew members on board collided with a military helicopter with a crew of three near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night.
We are learning more about some of the 67 victims aboard the American Eagle plane and Black Hawk helicopter that collided near Washington, D.C.
Gary O'Hara said President Trump's attempt to blame the Washington, D.C., plane crash on "DEI" added to the pain of victims' families.