Recap: Black boxes recovered from plane, helicopter crash that left no survivors

A large search-and-rescue effort has turned into a recovery mission for 67 people presumed dead after an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River

By Drew Wilder and 온라인카지노사이트 Staff • Published January 30, 2025 • Updated on January 31, 2025 at 4:32 pm

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This live blog about the Potomac River crash has ended.

What to Know

A regional jet with 60 passengers and four crew members and an Army helicopter with three crewmembers aboard about 9 p.m. ET Wednesday.
was operating the jet as American Airlines Flight 5342. It departed from Wichita, Kansas, and was approaching Reagan Washington National Airport in Northern Virginia before the crash.
More than 300 from around the Washington, D.C., region took part in the search-and-rescue mission, which became a recovery mission on Thursday morning.
As of Thursday evening, an estimated 40 bodies had been recovered from the Potomac River. D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly said .
at 11 a.m. ET Thursday.

Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.