Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington is feared dead, a fire chief said Thursday.
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An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter as it was approaching Reagan National Airport.
"I walk here every day. I see helicopters going around. I see planes coming in like crazy. I never thought that would happen."
FAA says on January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed shortly after takeoff from Washington National Airport, Washington, as it collided with the 14th Street Bridge before crashing into the then-ice-capped Potomac River.
President Trump said the crash was a "tragedy of terrible proportions" and told family members "Our hearts are shattered alongside yours."
The devastating Air Florida Flight 90 crash on Jan. 13, 1982 and subsequent rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River transfixed Washington and the nation
Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington is feared dead, a fire chief said Thursday.
The pilot of the American Airlines aircraft involved in the deadly collision in Washington, D.C., graduated from a Central Florida university. RELATED: Collision between passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC kills 67 Sign up for our Newsletters Captain Jonathan Campos graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2015.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, officials said Thursday.
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