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Plane collides with helicopter, crash into Potomac River

Conditions of DC’s Potomac River make recovery after plane crash difficult. Here’s why

Officials say the conditions of the Potomac River are complicating recovery efforts of the bodies of the 67 presumed dead in a mid-air collision between American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

Associated Press · 6h

Divers returning to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.

Miami Herald · 1d

DC plane crash isn’t first along Potomac River. How 1982 collision reshaped US flight

I don’t know of any other accident that has had this amount of impact on aviation but also in other industries,” one expert said of the 1982 crash.

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Washington DC Plane Crash LIVE: Daughter of Indian immigrants among victims of US air crash

U.S. authorities said on Thursday it was not yet clear why a regional jet crashed into a U.S. Army helicopter at a Washington airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more than 20 years.

Fox News · 9h

American Airlines plane, Army helicopter collide outside Reagan National Airport near Washington DC

An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.

AOL · 1h

Who was flying the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter before Washington DC crash?

Officials have recovered 40 bodies from the wreckage after American Airlines flight collided with Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac

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'Spray of sparks': Witness describes midair collision over Potomac River

While driving home, Ari Shulman said a "spray of sparks" in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair ...

Washington DC Plane Crash Highlights: 41 bodies recovered from Potomac River, search continues

A regional jet crashed into a US Army helicopter, killing 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in more than 20 years.

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300 DC first responders dealing with ‘very dark, cold conditions’ as ‘rescue operation’ in the Potomac River continues

Some 300 first responders are enduring dark, cold and windy conditions as they continue to execute “a rescue operation” in ...

DC organizations provide meals to first responders at Potomac River

More than 300 emergency crews have responded to the site of the American Airlines flight 5342 and helicopter crash.

Washington DC plane crash victims include Indiana, Ohio ties. Here's what to know.

The victims in the plane crash included Indiana University alum Asra Hussain, and Ohioans Elizabeth Keys, Grace Maxwell and ...

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Local fire officials explain water rescue operations following deadly mid-air collision in Washington DC

Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue and other agencies in Northern Nevada have a Water Entry Team. The group specializes in rescuing people from rivers, creeks, ponds, lakes, and ice.

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Chilling new videos give clearest view yet of DC plane crash, with debris falling into river after fireball

The cellphone footage provides the clearest angle yet of Wednesday’s tragic midair collision in Washington, DC, that killed ...

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