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An American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. All 67 people aboard the aircraft are presumed dead.
What we know about the search operation. As crews continue their search for victims, at least 41 bodies have been recovered from the plane and the helicopter, D.C. officials said.
Editor's note: This page reflects news from Friday, Jan. 31. For the latest updates on the plane crash, please read USA TODAY's coverage of the investigation on Saturday, Feb. 1. WASHINGTON ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash: near Gillsburg: Mississippi: Convair CV-240: The aircraft crashed due to fuel exhaustion caused by the crew's failure to adequately monitor its fuel. Lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines died in the crash. April 4, 1977 72 22 22 Southern Airways Flight 242: New Hope: Georgia: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on ...
Earlier on Sunday, relatives of the 67 people killed arrived at the edge of the river near the crash site on buses. Wreckage is being moved to a hangar at Washington Reagan National Airport.
The crash destroyed four homes and damaged seventeen others [22] along with several businesses, [12] and ignited several homes and businesses in the Roosevelt Mall area, and vehicles. [13] The fire spread to nearby row homes .
The crash raises questions about whether the helicopter crew was looking at different aircraft or whether the crew misjudged the position of the plane, mistaking other lights for the aircraft the ...