Black Hawk Helicopter Collides With Plane Near Reagan National Airport, Explosion Caught On Camera
A mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a regional jet near Reagan International Airport in DC was caught on camera from the Kennedy Center Wednesday night, prompting a massive response from fire, EMS, and police.
According to Fox's Chad Pergram, the jet was a PSA Airlines Bombadier CRJ700 regional jet which was on approach to runway 33 at Reagan Airport.
FAA: A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time. PSA was operating as Flight 5342 for American Airlines. It departed from Wichita,…
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/1884804182919565447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told https://www.foxnews.com/us/plane-crash-reagan-washington-national-airport-prompts-massive-response-ground-stop
that President Trump is aware of the situation, adding that it "tragically appears a military helicopter collided with a regional jet."
Webcam at the Kennedy Center caught an explosion mid-air across the Potomac. https://t.co/v75sxitpH6
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) https://twitter.com/aletweetsnews/status/1884789306645983319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
In response to the incident, nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport halted all takeoffs and landings as emergency personnel responded do an "aircraft incident on the airfield."
DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services posted to X shortly after 9 p.m. that a small aircraft was down in the Potomac River near the airport, and that boats managed by the fire department were on the scene.
Confirmed small aircraft down in Potomac River vicinity Reagan National Airport. Fireboats on scene. https://twitter.com/hashtag/DCsBravest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
— DC Fire and EMS Department (@dcfireems) https://twitter.com/dcfireems/status/1884785876720357564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Unconfirmed reports are saying that the plane was a CRJ-700 commercial airliner capable of carrying up to 70 passengers.
Fire boats collecting bodies from around the debris field per live scanner traffic.
— Tyler Anderson, MD (@DoctorTyMD) https://twitter.com/DoctorTyMD/status/1884793689823691226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
American Airlines 5342 from Wichita, Kansas was on short final for DCA airport when it collided with a police or military helicopter over the river.
— Tyler Anderson, MD (@DoctorTyMD) https://twitter.com/DoctorTyMD/status/1884794722163573140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
In a post to X, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) said he had seen reports of a collision with a DC helicopter and a flight that was inbound from Wichita, Kansas.
"We are in contact with authorities working to get answers," Marshall wrote. "We ask you to join us in prayer for every single passenger and their families."
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