8 hours ago Moment air traffic controller screams as American Airlines plane collides with Black Hawk helicopter over Washington

Air traffic control (ATC) operators were directing the doomed Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60 helicopter - marked as a PAT 25 - to pass behind the plane just seconds before the deadly crash occurred.

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20 hours ago Investigators recover black boxes from doomed American Airlines Flight 5342 as they hunt for answers: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Sixty passengers, four crew, and three US Army personnel are believed to be dead after the collision 400ft over the Potomac River in Washington DC.

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43 minutes ago American Eagle pilot Jonathan Campos's heartbreaking final words to family as he boarded flight before DC plane crash

The final words Jonathan Campos shared with his family before he boarded the doomed American Airline flight that collided with a helicopter over DC have been revealed.

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41 hours ago Footage shows plane with 64 onboard colliding with helicopter near Washington DC

An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan national airport near Washington DC. Video from an observation camera at the nearby Kennedy Center shows two sets of lights consistent with aircraft appearing to conjoin in a fireball. The American Airlines Flight 5342 departed from Wichita, Kansas, according to the FAA. According to American Airlines’ website, the jet has a capacity for up to 65 passengersAmerican Airlines plane and military helicopter collide at airport near Washington DC Continue reading...

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32 hours ago Is flying becoming more dangerous? Fears grow after American Airlines flight tragedy

After Washington collision, statistics show whether there has been a rise in aviation fatalities recently

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10 hours ago Doomed Black Hawk chopper was rehearsing Trump's evacuation to a nuclear bunker when it slammed into American Airlines jet, online sleuths claim as more wild conspiracy theories emerge

American Airlines Flight 5342 was approaching Washington's Reagan National Airport at around 9pm on Wednesday when the military chopper and plane collided in mid-air, killing 67 people.

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31 hours ago American Airlines CEO blames army for collision as transport secretary calls it 'preventable': Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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52 minutes ago Top pilot: What the black boxes from doomed Washington DC plane will tell us about horror crash

Two 'black boxes,' or flight data recorders, recovered from the passenger plane that crashed in Washington DC should offer new insight into the circumstances leading up to and during the incident.

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16 hours ago Black box from American Airlines flight 5342 recovered after collision with helicopter in Washington

A black box from the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter has been recovered, it's hoped it may provide answers as to why the plane crashed

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1 hour ago New DC plane crash images spark fresh concern over Black Hawk pilot's actions

New images show the path taken by the Black Hawk pilot seconds before the deadly collision with an American Airlines passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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16 hours ago Black box from American Airlines flight recovered – but there's still a problem

A black box from the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter has been recovered, it's hoped it may provide answers as to why the plane crashed

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4 hours ago Bodies of married Russian figure skaters who were on doomed Washington DC plane have been found

The bodies of Russian figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov have been found after they were on board the American Airlines flight that crashed in Washington DC.

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28 hours ago Trump blames plane crash on Obama and Biden calling air traffic control a 'disaster'

The US President also confirmed the tragic outcome for those aboard the American Airlines flight and the helicopter, stating, "Sadly, there are no survivors."

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30 hours ago Young figure skater saved from doomed Washington flight thanks to his dog

Jon Maravilla was supposed to be on the deadly American Airlines Flight 5342 which crashed after colliding with a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington DC - but went in a car because of his dog

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5 hours ago Each of the young figure skaters killed in the D.C. plane crash had a story waiting to be told

The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night were just beginning their journeys to stardom

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30 hours ago Young figure skater saved from doomed American Airlines flight because his dog was too big to board

Jon Maravilla was set to be among the passengers on board Flight 5342, but said he was told he couldn't bring his dog onboard. He decided to take a car instead.

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5 hours ago Washington plane crash: Black Hawk pilot Jo Ellis speaks out after being wrongly named as victim in fatal collision

Ellis confirmed she is ‘very much alive’ after social media posts wrongly claimed she was the female co-pilot aboard the military helicopter

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33 hours ago Mapped: How American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk army helicopter near Washington DC airport

The death toll from the two aircraft collision is presumed to be 67 as emergency services frantically wade through Potomac River in freezing conditions to desperately search for bodies

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6 hours ago Moment air traffic controller gasps as American Airlines plane and US Army helicopter crash in Washington DC

A gasp can be heard on air traffic control audio as an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter collided in Washington DC on Wednesday, 29 January.

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34 hours ago Doomed American Airlines jet's watery grave as eerie details emerge of final resting place

Nineteen bodies have been recovered following a collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a military helicopter near the hub in Washington DC on Wednesday evening

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7 hours ago New footage of Washington aviation disaster emerges amid questions about why plane crashed into helicopter

A total of 67 people died when the jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter

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34 hours ago What does 'flying dark' mean and why was Black Hawk helicopter near a commercial plane

A Black Hawk military helicopter has crashed into an commercial American Airlines flight – due to conditions both aircrafts were flying dark – all 67 people are feared to be dead

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8 hours ago Washington plane crash: Trump says army helicopter was 'flying too high' before collision as black boxes found from American Airlines jet

President’s latest intervention in the investigation into the disaster comes as questions grow about air safety in the US capital

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36 hours ago Helicopter that smashed into American Airlines flight in Washington on 'training flight'

Heather Chairez, spokesperson for Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, revealed the US Army Black helicopter was on a "training flight" when it crashed with an American Airlines flight mid-air

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8 hours ago MARK MCEATHRON: I'm a Black Hawk helicopter crew chief. This video shows all the red flags that led up to the deadly DC plane crash

I'm a former Black Hawk helicopter crew chief and flight instructor. I know how quickly a routine flight can turn into a terrible tragedy.

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37 hours ago Pilot details what he thinks happened to American Airlines flight in final moments

At least 18 people have been killed in horror scenes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and a self-proclaimed 'pilot' has detailed what he thinks happened in the final moments

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9 hours ago Victims of Washington DC plane crash include teenage rising stars of Boston Skate Club and 'radiant' mother

A group of figure skaters are among the 67 people believed to have been killed in the collision between American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter

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37 hours ago Last text of wife on American Airlines flight as husband prays she's pulled from river

American Airlines flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac River following a mid-air collision with a US Army Blackhawk helicopter at the DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday night

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9 hours ago Washington DC plane crash live: two of three people onboard helicopter named in reports as recovery efforts continue

Pilot named as Andrew Eaves and Ryan O’Hara, 29, was the crew chief of the Black Hawk helicopter, according to media reportsAlarms raised about ‘congested’ airspace before fatal Washington crashStaffing levels ‘not normal’ in control tower at time of crash, report saysReagan national’s main runway is the busiest in the United States, with more than 800 daily takeoffs and landings.The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated nine accidents or incidents at the airport this century, including two that were fatal, records showed. Continue reading...

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38 hours ago Man reveals chilling last words with wife on doomed American Airlines Flight 5342 as passengers are pulled from river

A man whose wife was on the doomed American Airlines Flight 5342 showed a reporter his heartbreaking final texts to her before the crash.

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9 hours ago DC crash: Incredible love story of world champion skater couple and final message to son

Figure skating champions turned coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on the American Airlines flight that collided with a military helicopter over the River Potomac in Washington DC

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40 hours ago American Airlines plane 'split in half' in Washington DC in collision with Black Hawk helicopter on training flight

The American Airlines passenger jet crashed into a military helicopter while attempting to land at Reagan National Airport in Washington on Wednesday night.

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10 hours ago Flight simulator recreates final moments of Washington DC crash aircraft

A flight simulator has recreated the journey an American Airlines plane took before a fatal crash with a US Army helicopter on Wednesday, 29 January.

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11 hours ago Washington DC plane crash victim was on way home from grandfather's funeral, family reveals

More details have been revealed about the victims aboard the American Airlines flight which collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the skies of Washington DC this week

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11 hours ago Why did the Washington DC plane and helicopter crash happen? Everything we know so far about the US air disaster

Authorities fear mass casualties as civil jet crashes into Black Hawk army helicopter

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12 hours ago Five unanswered questions of Washington DC plane crash horror – runway change and night flying

A number of snags have been raised about why the American Airlines flight and Black Hawk collided – including a last minute runway change for the plane and ambiguous direction from air traffic control.

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12 hours ago Washington plane crash questions – runway change, strange orders and wrong visual

A number of snags have been raised about why the American Airlines flight and Black Hawk collided – including a last minute runway change for the plane and ambiguous direction from air traffic control.

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13 hours ago Chilling moment helicopter flight simulator recreates route of Washington DC plane crash

Flight simulators have recreated the paths both the Black Hawk and the American Airlines plane had been on before their sudden and tragic coming together over the skies of Washington DC

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