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 ...

Moments leading up to American Airlines Flight 5342 crash at Reagan Washington National Airport could suggest what caused the ...

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The National Transportation Safety Board said the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the American Airlines jet that collided with the Black Hawk helicopter have been recovered from ...

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. The collision between an ...

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was ...

The American Airlines regional jet was on the final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport., when it collided midair with ...

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The deadly mid-air collision over Washington, D.C., has reignited concerns over air traffic congestion and safety risks at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a tightly packed aviation hub that ...

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) – A Republic Airways flight aborted its landing at Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening after air traffic control issued a warning about a nearby helicopter.

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