The crash seems to have resulted from a series of human errors that cascaded to cause a freak accident. This past week has been catastrophic for air travel and safety. A Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airline,

The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines commuter plane near Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia Wednesday was on a “training flight” when they crashed into the Potomac River, according to the military service branch.

The Army pilots were juggling dark skies, low altitude, a busy airspace and a cockpit without certain traffic detectors before the helicopter’s midair crash with a regional passenger jet.

Three American soldiers were on board a Black Hawk helicopter when it was involved in a mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

All 67 victims of the American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter collision have been recovered and identified, the Unified Command confirmed Wednesday. Officials said now that they have recovered and identified all of the victims,

Radar evidence proves that the Black Hawk helicopter was not flying low enough during collision with American Airlines Flight 5342.

Washington, United States - January 31, 2025 Investigators are scouring the frigid waters of the Potomac River in a video captured on January 31, 2025, as they search for the combined flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk involved in the January 29 mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.