A tragic mid air collision between an American Airlines plane with 64 onboard and a military helicopter on Wednesday night led to a devastating crash in the Potomac River, according to officials.
Authorities cited by the Washington Post, several bodies had been recovered from the sea.
According to the publication, no survivors have been located as of yet.
The U.S Army claimed in a statement that it could “confirm that the aircraft involved was an Army UH-60 helicopter based in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.”
There hasn’t been a fatal passenger aviation disaster in the United States since February 2009, but a string of near-misses in recent years has sparked severe safety concerns.
The U.S Federal Aviation Administration said a PSA Airlines CRJ700 regional jet collided mid-air with the helicopter while on approach to Reagan. PSA was operating Flight 5342 for American Airlines, which had departed from Wichita, Kansas, according to the FAA.
Police said multiple…
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