As reported earlier, an American Airlines flight carrying approximately 60 souls collided with a Blackhawk helicopter near Washington D.C. Reagan National Airport (DCA).
The helicopter and plane collided over the Potomac.
According to CNN there are confirmed fatalities. Rescuers have not pulled any survivors from the water.
#BREAKING: NO survivors have been pulled out of the water so far, per CNN’s sources
Per radio traffic, 19 bodies have been recovered so far, out of the 60+ on the plane.
Holy crap.
pic.twitter.com/mcByFBowpz— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 30, 2025
All flights were cancelled following the devastating crash.
A video from the Kennedy Center webcam captured the explosion in the air.
WATCH:
Webcam at the Kennedy Center caught an explosion mid-air across the Potomac. https://t.co/v75sxitpH6 pic.twitter.com/HInYdhBYs5
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) January 30, 2025
Here is the latest:
• It was an American Airlines flight Number 5342 from Wichita, Kansas inbound to Reagan International Airport.
• A police helicopter crashed into the incoming AA flight.
• The helicopter was a Blackhawk helicopter
• According to the Metropolitan Police Department, no casualties have been confirmed at this time.
The FBI said no indication of terrorism.
Audio of the ATC was released Wednesday night.
AUDIO:
Audio between PAT25 and DCA tower asking if they have the CRJ in sight. Affirms and requests visual separation. pic.twitter.com/6VAxx9zmv5
— NOVA Scanner Updates (@NOVAScanner) January 30, 2025
Additional audio of Air Traffic Control: “I saw a fireball and then it was just gone.”
AUDIO:
Air Traffic Control Audio from the plane crash: “I saw a fireball and then it was just gone” pic.twitter.com/R2JQ42ONHE https://t.co/mfq48czBfH
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 30, 2025
