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A 64-Passemger-Plane collided with the United States Army Helicopter midair on Wednesday night of January 29, 2025 close to Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C.
Both aircrafts crashed into the Potomac River below, a DC fire official said.
First responders have recovered 27 bodies from the plane and one from the helicopter, Fire and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly said at a news conference Thursday morning.
There were 64 people on board the plane and the three soldiers in the Army helicopter, according to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.
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“We are now at a point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” Donnelly said. “At this point, we don’t believe there are any survivors from this accident.”
Here’s what we know about the crash, which is the deadliest aviation disaster in the US in more than two decades.
What happened?
The passenger plane was American Airlines Flight 5342, operated by PSA Airlines, traveling from Wichita, Kansas, to Reagan National, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
The Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was due to land at the airport Wednesday night when it collided midair with the US Army helicopter as it approached Runway 33, according to the FAA and defense officials.
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Flight records showed the plane was expected to land around 9 p.m. local time. DC Police said it received calls at 8:53 p.m. about “an aircraft crash above the Potomac River.”
The 12th Aviation Battalion, based out of Fort Belvoir in Virginia, provides helicopter transportation and “technical rescue support” to the National Capital Region.
“Last night, the helicopter was in a standard pattern … The American Airlines flight coming in to land was in a standard flight pattern as it was coming into DCA. So this was not unusual,” newly sworn-in Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said.
“At this time, we don’t know why the military aircraft came into the path of the PSA aircraft,” American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said Thursday morning.
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The Black Hawk helicopter was on an annual proficiency training flight, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said.
The 12th Aviation Battalion is currently on an operational pause, Hegseth said, until what happened is reviewed.
An investigation will seek to determine whether the helicopter was in the proper corridor and at the right altitude at the time of the incident, he said.
A video of the crash filmed by EarthCam shows what appears to be the helicopter and plane colliding in the sky, resulting in a fiery explosion.
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Ari Schulman said he was driving home when he witnessed the collision.
“Initially I saw the plane and it looked fine. Normal. It was right about to head over land, maybe 120 feet above the water,” Schulman told CNN. Seconds later, the plane “was banked all the way to the right… past 90 degrees.”
“I could see the underside of it. It was lit up a very bright yellow, and there was a stream of sparks underneath it” and then everything went dark, he said.
The airspace over Reagan National Airport is among the busiest in the country, and passenger planes frequently share the airspace with helicopters.
Air traffic controller audio obtained by CNN from LiveATC.net captured air traffic control operators directing the helicopter to pass behind the passenger plane.
An air traffic controller said, “PAT 2-5 do you have the CRJ in sight?”
The controller then said, “PAT 2-5 pass behind the CRJ.”
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Additional air traffic control audio shortly before the collision captures the helicopter pilot saying, “PAT 2-5 has aircraft in sight, request visual separation.”
Less than 13 seconds later, the audio then captured audible gasps, including a loud “oooh” in the background apparently from the tower, at the moment of the crash.
All takeoffs and landings were halted at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport until 11 a.m. local time Thursday, when the airport was expected to resume flight operations.
However, airport authorities are directing passengers to check with airlines about canceled or delayed flights.
Source: CNN
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