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Chilling new video shows the moment the American Airlines passenger plane erupted into a massive fireball after colliding midair with an Army helicopter in Washington, DC, late Wednesday.. The ...
Video recorded by bystanders shows the harrowing moment when the 2 aircraft crashed into one another, causing an explosion over the nation's capital. Video shows American Airlines passenger jet ...
It was the first major commercial passenger flight accident in the U.S. in nearly 16 years, following Colgan Air Flight 3407 in 2009. It was also the first fatal crash involving American Airlines since Flight 587 on November 12, 2001, [50] as well as the first fatal crash of a CRJ700 series aircraft. [51]
The American Airlines jet that crashed in DC was given a runway change minutes before the tragedy. Audio tapes show the military helicopter had the passenger plane "in sight" before the collision.
American Airlines Flight 11 was a domestic passenger flight that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks.
A view of the American Airlines plane in the water after it collided in midair with a military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. United States on Jan. 30, 2025.
The accident aircraft, registration N14053, [6] was an Airbus A300 B4-605R delivered new to American Airlines on 12 July 1988. The aircraft's first flight was on 9 December 1987 and it was the first "R" model A300-600 built.
The American Airlines flight collided with a Black Hawk on Wednesday night. Ismail added that the Potomac River, where the search and rescue operation is taking place, has frozen over. “It’s ...