UPDATE: No survivors expected after American Airlines collision

Jan 30, 2025

UPDATE: No survivors expected after American Airlines collision

Jan 30, 2025

No one is expected to have survived a collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.

WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
» American Eagle Flight 5342 (Wichita, Kansas, to DCA) collides with military helicopter.
» 64 people on board flight; three soldiers on board helicopter training flight.
» Helicopters requested from Maryland State Police; MSP also deployed divers.
» Call came in at 8:48 p.m., first responders arrived within 10 minutes.
» Reagan National Airport to reopen at 11 a.m. Thursday. Flights not impacted at Dulles or BWI-Marshall.
» Officials confirmed the operation has moved from a rescue effort to a recovery effort as there are no expected survivors
» 28 bodies have been recovered from the water, including 27 from the plane and one from the helicopter.


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