AMERICAN AIRLINES JET COLLIDES WITH HELICOPTER IN WASHINGTON DC
An American Airlines flight has collided in mid-air with a helicopter in Washington DC, the Federal Aviation Administration says.
It happened while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9pm local time, it adds in a statement.
Washington DC emergency crews have swarmed the Reagan National Airport. More than a dozen fire trucks and ambulances can be seen.
The plane crashed in the Potomac River, which weaves through DC, according to the DC Fire and EMS Department, external.
The department said in a post on X that fireboats were scouring the river.
The plane that crashed – a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 – can hold around 65 passengers depending on the configuration of the jet.
Sixty passengers and four crew members were on the American Airlines plane that crashed near Washington’s Reagan National Airport, CBS news, the BBC’s US partner, reports.
The aircraft was being used for a commercial flight by American Airlines and was heading to Washington from Kansas. [BBC News]
