Accident occurred on the night of Wednesday (29.jan) in Washington and may have involved up to 67 people; The aircraft fell on the Potomac River
A plane operated by PSA Airlines, which is part of the American Airlines Group, collided with a military helicopter on the air on Wednesday (29.jan.2025) and crashed into the Potomac River in Washington DC, the capital of the United States.
According to 19 bodies have been removed from the waters so far. A team of 300 rescuers was moved to the scene of the accident to help rescue the victims.
Watch the video that circulates on the networks that shows the shock between the aircraft:
Someone tell me how this is not intentional ?
A Blackhawk casually running into an American Airlines passenger plane?
Come on.
— Mike (@PantherMike182)
According to da CNNAmerican Airlines reported that 64 people (60 passengers and 4 crew) were aboard the plane. The US TV station also said the helicopter was taking 3 military personnel. With this, the total of involved can reach 67.
The collision of a Bombardier CRJ7000 model plane and a helicopter model Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk-USA by the US Armed Forces-around 11 pm GMT.
PSA Airlines flight 5342 had taken off from Wichita in Kansas. According to FAA (acronym for federal US aviation administration), at the time of the collision the plane was approaching the 33 track of Ronald Reagan National Airport, which is about 6 km from the White House.
The US Art Skating Federation issued a statement confirming that several team members, including athletes and coaches, were on board.
Russian state media Tass cited the names of Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. The pair, who were married, won the World Category World Championship in 1994 and lived in the US.
