DC American Airlines crash

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An American Airlines plane exploded in mid-air over the Potomac river after supposedly crashing into a DC police helicopter crashing into a Blackhawk helicopter.

Footage from a webcam at the Kennedy Center:

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Ground stop was ordered at Reagan National Airport:
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Emergency response:

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Helicopters searching:

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A few people viewing the scene of search and rescue activity
 
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Jesus Christ. Don't know if it's the angle but the lack of separation for multiple aircraft in the video is crazy. Do airports just leave Heli-pads at the ends of runways?
 
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Shamelessly stolen from le reddit


• Initial reports suggest a Black Hawk helicopter (previously reported as DC Police) crashed into a regional passenger plane — about 60 souls on the plane, which appears to be in the water.

• Flight seems to be American Airlines Flight 5342 - flew in from Wichita.

• Video can be found on various platforms showing a mid-air explosion that looks to be the result of a collision. [Source]

• Some early indications from scanners of deaths on scene but perhaps some successful rescues. As a local, the water here is chilly, the Potomac River only just thawed.

• On Sean Hannity’s show, citing an anonymous Senator, so skepticism warranted, but saying 60+ are dead, which unfortunately doesn’t leave much room for survivors.

• News is calling it a Black Hawk. Hearing emergency vehicles all around DC. Heartbreaking.

• FAA Statement: A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time. PSA was operating Flight 5342 as American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas. The FAA and NTSB will investigate. The NTSB will lead the investigation.
 
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