Update: What we know about the American Airlines plane, helicopter crash in D.C.
An American Airlines regional jet with around 60 passengers crashed in Washington D.C. Wednesday night following a collision with a military helicopter, according to officials. Here’s what we know so far.
DC plane crash data show conflicting altitude readings from American Airlines jet and military helicopter
Readings have been compared from the black box recovered from American Eagle flight 5342 and the air traffic control tower about the Black Hawk helicopter
American Airlines engine, fuselage lifted from Potomac in recovery efforts of D.C. crash victims
Crews began the complex job of lifting American Airlines Flight 5432 from the Potomac River after it collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter in the Washington, D.C., area.
American Airlines Collision: Army Helicopter Warned Twice Before Crash
After American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army helicopter collided mid-air, officials shared insight into the respective pilots’ communication with air traffic control.
American Airlines Wreckage Lifted Out of Potomac as Efforts Continue to Recover Bodies of D.C. Plane Crash Victims
Wreckage from the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter have now been lifted from the Potomac River.
Salvage crews lift portion of fuselage of American Airlines plane from Potomac
A large portion of the fuselage from the American Eagle passenger plane that crashed with an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C., last week was pulled from the Potomac River on Monday, officials said.
Army helicopter was warned about American Airlines plane twice — with final alert coming just seconds before DC crash
The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines flight was alerted to the plane’s presence by air control twice.
There Will Never Be Another Flight 5342 on American Airlines. Here’s Why
American Airlines confirmed to PEOPLE on Friday, Jan. 31, that flight 5342 will cease to exist. The airline is retiring the number following the tragic collision in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan.
67 deaths in American Airlines crash with chopper is carrier’s worst disaster in decades
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington is one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
DC plane crash updates: Crews to begin removing wreckage from river
The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to begin removing wreckage following the deadly collision of an Army helicopter and a passenger plane.
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Two Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority employees were arrested in connection with a leaked CNN exclusive surveillance video showing the plane and helicopter collision. The employees were charged with computer trespass for allegedly making an unauthorized copy of Airports Authority records.
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A United Airlines employee was severely injured after an American Eagle plane collided with a tug
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Two airport workers arrested after 'leaked footage' of tragic American Airlines crash was released
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