UPDATE 1/30/2025: “Around 9 p.m. on Wednesday evening, emergency personnel at Reagan National Airport initiated their response to a crash between a passenger aircraft, identified by the FAA as American Eagle flight 5342, and a Sikorsky helicopter. Mutual aid from neighboring agencies were called to assist, and takeoffs and landings at the airport were halted for the remainder of the evening. We will continue to post information as it becomes available.” “We are not expecting flights to resume until at least 11 a.m. today (Thursday). We will update if this changes.” Law enforcement officials stated there are confirmed fatalities, although they did not specify how many, no known survivors have been recovered so far. According to DC Mayor Bowser, there were 64 people on board the airplane, with three soldiers in the U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter. Joint Task Force-National Capital Region confirmed the Blackhawk helicopter was on a training flight, and is based out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia. On Monday, April 17th, 2017, a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk from the 12th Aviation Battalion, based out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, crashed in Leonardtown during a training flight. The FAA has stated the passenger plane was American Airlines Flight 5342 which […]
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