AMERICAN PASSENGER PLANE CARRYING 64 PERSONS COLLIDES WITH U.S. ARMY HELICOPTER, CRASHES IN ICY RIVER NEAR WASHINGTON; NO SURVIVORS FOUND-
A US passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into Washington’s Potomac River on Wednesday after colliding mid-air with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport, prompting a major emergency response.
Flight 5342, a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operating for American Airlines and traveling from Wichita, Kan., collided with the military chopper while approaching Runway 33 at the Washington airport around 9 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
No survivors have been found.
