Summary
An American Airlines regional jet carrying 64 people collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.
The PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 was on approach from Wichita when the crash occurred around 9 p.m. ET. At least one aircraft ended up in the Potomac River, prompting a major emergency response.
The FAA closed the airport, and the NTSB is leading the investigation.
Where did you read there were fatalities?
Even without confirmation, there’s basically zero chance that a jet on final approach striking a helicopter, with at least one of the aircraft in the Potomac… Could possibly result in no fatalities.
Almost surely everyone on the helicopter, at least.
I was listening to a stream of the radio. There was definitely talk of confirming that the boat house was the best place to drop off bodies.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/live-updates-fatalities-reported-after-american-airlines-plane-crashes-near-reagan-national-airport/ar-AA1y5RnN
Thanks. Original article and leading AP report didn’t have the anonymous sources.
I was curious whether there have been mid-air collisions in history without fatalities as I thought that chances for that are basically zero. But apparently, it happened at least six times in the history of aviation.