A collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., has resulted in the deaths of all 64 people on board. The plane was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport when it collided with the helicopter, which was apparently in its path. The crash is being investigated, but early indications suggest it could have been preventable.
ARLINGTON, Va. — All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century, officials said Thursday.
“On final approach into Reagan National, it collided with a military aircraft on an otherwise normal approach," American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said."At this time, we don’t know why the military aircraft came into the path of the ... aircraft.”Images from the river showed boats around the partly submerged wing and the mangled wreckage of the plane's fuselage.
“We have early indicators of what happened here,” Duffy said, though he declined to elaborate pending an investigation. The last major fatal crash involving a U.S. commercial airline occurred in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. Everyone aboard the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane was killed, including 45 passengers, two pilots and two flight attendants. Another person on the ground also died, bringing the total death toll to 50. An investigation determined that the captain accidentally caused the plane to stall as it approached the airport in Buffalo.
Club CEO Doug Zeghibe described the group as highly talented, saying their loss would resonate through the skating community for years.The FAA said the midair crash occurred before 9 p.m. EST in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over 3 miles south of the White House and the Capitol.
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