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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Airliner and Helicopter Collide In D.C.

An American Airlines commuter on approach to Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC collided last night with a Blackhawk military helicopter and both crashed into the Potomac River.

So far, no survivors have been found. The plane carried around 60 passengers, many of which were members of the US Figure Skating team.

I have to wonder how such a collision happened. If the airliner were on normal approach to Reagan National, what was the helicopter doing in the plane's path? Did airport's flight controllers see the aircrafts on their radar monitors? 

Here's a report from Fox 8


UPDATE:

It has been reported that air traffic control asked the Blackhawk if they see the American Airlines jet and they said they did. In the video, there is another jet shown. Could it be that the Blackhawk thought that was the jet air traffic control was referring to?

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