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PHOTOS: Passenger jet collides with military helicopter before crashing into Potomac River
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The view of the crash site with an American Airlines plane taking off and an American flag in the background.
(Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
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Search efforts are seen around a wreckage site of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter, in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Investigators continue recovery efforts in the waters of the Potomac River after American Airlines flight 5342 collided mid-air late January 29 with a US Army helicopter as the plane approached to land at Reagan National Airport, near Washington, DC, on January 31, 2025. Investigators on January 30 recovered the black boxes from the plane. The accident killed all 67 people, as rescuers pulled bodies from the freezing water. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
(Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
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A U.S. Park Police helicopter flies near the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed last night on approach to Reagan National Airport on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided in midair with a military helicopter while approaching the airport. According to reports there were no survivors amongst the 67 people on board both aircraft.
(Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
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D.C. police help investigate near the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed last night on approach to Reagan National Airport on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided in midair with a military helicopter while approaching the airport. According to reports there were no survivors amongst the 67 people on board both aircraft.
(Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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Ken Schantz takes in the scene near where emergency response units search the crash site of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after an accident last night while on approach to Reagan National Airport on Jan.30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people on both aircraft.
(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Emergency response units search near the crash site of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after an accident last night while on approach to Reagan National Airport on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people on both aircraft.
(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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A Coast Guard boat near the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided in midair with a military helicopter while approaching the airport. According to reports, there were no survivors amongst the 67 people on board both aircraft.
(Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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The wreckage site in the Potomac River with the view of the U.S. Capitol in the background, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia.
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Law enforcement setup a staging area as they continue their investigation into the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River as it was attempting to land at the Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided in midair with a military helicopter while approaching the airport. According to reports, there were no survivors amongst the 67 people on board both aircraft.
(Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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A view of the search and rescue efforts around the wreckage site from Reagan National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia.
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Two rescue crews riding on boats around the wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia.
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Part of the wreckage is seen as rescue crews search the waters of the Potomac River after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed into the river after colliding with a U.S. Army helicopter, near D.C., on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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A view inside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, currently closed to all flights, after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed into the river after colliding with a U.S. Army helicopter, in Arlington, Virginia, on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Signs display an “Emergency Alert” at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday morning.
(WTOP/John Domen)
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a press conference as emergency response units continue to search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
(Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a news conference at Reagan National Airport on Thursday morning.
(WTOP/John Domen)
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) speaks during a press conference as emergency response units continue to search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
(Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a press conference as emergency response units continue to search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
(Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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Part of the wreckage is seen as rescue boats search the waters of the Potomac River after a plane on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed into the river near D.C., on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va., past the tail of a parked United Airlines jet.
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va., past the tail of a parked United Airlines jet. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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People arrive to check on passengers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia.
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
People arrive to check on passengers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Rescue boats work the scene on the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Arlington, Va.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rescue boats work the scene on the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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A view of emergency response looking from Arlington, Virginia, south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, across the Potomac River toward the District of Columbia, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A view of emergency response looking from Arlington, Va., south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, across the Potomac River toward the District of Columbia, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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A look of the crash from the dock of Daingerfield Island in Virginia.
(WTOP/Mike Murillo)
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A diving team and police boat are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A diving team and police boat are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va.
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In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington.
(Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon, U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington.
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In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington.
(Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon, U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington.
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