What we know about the midair crash near Washington, D.C.

There were no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land just before 9 p.m. EST Wednesday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

What we know about the midair crash near Washington, D.C.
Emergency response units search the crash site of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after a crash while on approach to Reagan National Airport on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Va. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kan., collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter.

There were no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land just before 9 p.m. EST Wednesday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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