An American Airlines jet collided with a military helicopter while landing at Reagan National Airport, Washington DC, leading to both crafts crashing into the Potomac River. The aircraft, an American Eagle Flight 5342 operated by PSA Airlines with 60 passengers onboard, was cleared to land on a shorter runway. A Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter, conducting a military training flight, collided with the jet moments later. Emergency responders have indicated that there are likely no survivors from either aircraft, and security footage captured the tragic moment of impact.
Emergency responders said they did not believe there were any survivors in the collision that occurred while the American Airlines jet was landing.
Footage shows the moment of the crash, where both the American Airlines jet and the army helicopter fell into the Potomac River.
The American Eagle Flight 5342 was flying from Wichita and operated by PSA Airlines, while the helicopter was a Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk on military training.
Air traffic control instructed both the jet and helicopter moments before the crash, but the helicopter did not acknowledge the final instructions.
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