VP Vance delivers statement after plane, Black Hawk helicopter collide near DC
Updated: 11:06 PM EST Jan 29, 2025
THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS. AND THAT BREAKING NEWS. A PASSENGER JET AND A MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHING MIDAIR, THEN SLAMMING INTO THE POTOMAC RIVER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AT 11:00. I’M SHEREE PAOLELLO, AND I’M MIKE DARDIS, BOTH THE FAA AND AMERICAN AIRLINES. NOW CONFIRMING THIS CRASH. WE’RE LEARNING MORE DETAILS HERE BY THE MINUTE. JUST GOT VIDEO OF THE TRAGEDY MOMENTS AGO. THE GOOGLE EARTH CAMERA SHOWING THE DRAMATIC SECONDS. THE AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT COLLIDES WITH THAT HELICOPTER MIDAIR. RIGHT THERE YOU CAN SEE BOTH FALL DOWN INTO THE POTOMAC BELOW. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 9:00 TONIGHT, JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO, AS THAT COMMERCIAL PLANE WAS ABOUT TO LAND AT REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. SINCE THEN, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, JUST A MASSIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORT HAS BEEN UNDERWAY IN THE RIVER. WE HAVE SEEN EMERGENCY LIGHTS LINING THE BANKS ON BOTH SIDES FOR HOURS. NOW, OUR NBC AFFILIATE IN WASHINGTON JUST REPORTING THAT FOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE RIVER AND RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. NO WORD, THOUGH, ON THE DOZENS OF OTHERS ABOARD. ACCORDING TO AMERICAN AIRLINES TONIGHT, THE PLANE HAD 65 SEATS. CNN JUST REPORTING THAT THREE SOLDIERS WERE ON BOARD THE U.S. ARMY BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER. REAGAN NATIONAL WILL BE SHUT DOWN UNTIL AT LEAST 5:00 IN THE MORNING. THE FBI SAYS THERE IS NO INDICATION OF TERRORISM OR FOUL PLAY. THE FAA CONFIRMING THE JET CRASHED IN MID-AIR WITH A TYPE OF ARMY BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER WHILE IT WAS TRYING TO LAND. IT WAS COMING FROM WICHITA, KANSAS. THE FAA AND NTSB ARE NOW LOOKING INTO THIS. AMERICAN AIRLINES SAYING THEY ARE AWARE OF THE REPORTS THAT THEIR FLIGHT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT THERE AT REAGAN NATIONAL, SAYING THEY WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. ALSO CONFIRMING THE FLIGHT WAS LANDING AT REAGAN FROM WICHITA, KANSAS. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING THAT HE HAS BEEN FULLY BRIEFED ON THE ACCIDENT. PRESIDENT TRUMP THANKING FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THE WORK BEING DONE RIGHT NOW, ADDING THAT HE IS MONITORING THE SITUATION. AND VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE, RESPONDING TO THIS TRAGEDY AS WELL TONIGHT, SAYING THAT A PRAYER, HE IS SAYING A PRAYER FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS MIDAIR COLLISION NEAR REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT TONIGHT. WE’RE MONITORING THE SITUATION, BUT FOR NOW, LET’S HOPE FOR THE BEST. OF COURSE, THIS SITUATION VERY MUCH STILL UNFOLDING. WE’RE
VP Vance delivers statement after plane, Black Hawk helicopter collide near DC
Updated: 11:06 PM EST Jan 29, 2025
A passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington Wednesday night.The collision prompted a massive emergency response, with crews searching the Potomac River after the crash.Initial reports are that a helicopter and a plane collided just off the runways of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, The Associated Press reported.On Wednesday night, Vice President JD Vance delivered a statement on the crash, saying “Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening. We’re monitoring the situation, but for now let’s hope for the best.”It’s not known how many people were on board the plane when it crashed or how many injuries were caused.American Airlines posted a statement to social media following the crash, saying “We’re aware of reports that American Eagle flight 5342, operated by PSA, with service from Wichita, Kansas (ICT) to Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) has been involved in an incident. We will provide information as it becomes available.”
A passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington Wednesday night.
The collision prompted a massive emergency response, with crews searching the Potomac River after the crash.
Initial reports are that a helicopter and a plane collided just off the runways of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, The Associated Press reported.
On Wednesday night, Vice President JD Vance delivered a statement on the crash, saying “Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening. We’re monitoring the situation, but for now let’s hope for the best.”
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It’s not known how many people were on board the plane when it crashed or how many injuries were caused.
American Airlines posted a statement to social media following the crash, saying “We’re aware of reports that American Eagle flight 5342, operated by PSA, with service from Wichita, Kansas (ICT) to Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) has been involved in an incident. We will provide information as it becomes available.”
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