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American Airlines Flight 5342 Collides with Black Hawk Near D.C.; Fatalities Reported
An American Airlines regional jet collided midair with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, resulting in both aircraft crashing into the Potomac River. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that American Airlines Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ700 carrying 64 people, including four crew members, collided with a Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter while approaching the airport. The incident, which occurred around 9 p.m. Eastern Time, is being treated as a mass casualty event. Emergency services are conducting a massive search and rescue operation in the Potomac River, with rescue boats reportedly pulling bodies from the water. The exact number of casualties has not yet been confirmed. The airport has been temporarily closed, and all takeoffs and landings have been halted, with operations expected to remain suspended until at least 11 p.m. President Donald Trump has been briefed on the situation, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. The plane was inbound from Wichita, Kansas, and was operated by American Airlines subsidiary PSA Airlines. The Black Hawk helicopter was reportedly on a priority air transport mission, typically designated for VIP transport. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the collision.
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