Accidents
American Airlines Flight and Army Helicopter Collide
First major airline accident in U.S. in 16 years closes Reagan National Airport
EarthCam crash DC
An EarthCam video captured the two aircraft colliding, followed by what appears to be a giant fireball.

A PSA CRJ700 regional airliner, operating as American Airlines Flight 5342 inbound from Wichita, crashed Wednesday night on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) after colliding midair with a U.S. Army Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk. The helicopter had three soldiers on board, while the Bombardier-built CRJ700 was carrying 64 people, including the flight crew.

During a press conference on Thursday morning, Washington, D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services chief John Donnelly said that rescuers do not expect to find any survivors. “We are now at a point where we’re switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” he said.