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Trump: Midair Collision 'Looks Like It Should Have Been Prevented'

Fatalities confirmed after passenger jet, helicopter crash into Potomac

(Newser) - Multiple fatalities have been confirmed after an American Airlines passenger plane collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter in the skies above Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, law enforcement sources tell outlets including CNN and the AP . No death toll or estimate has been released, but the sources say no...

Passenger Jet Collides With Helicopter in Skies Above DC

Massive search-and-rescue operation launched near Potomac River

(Newser) - A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River, the AP reports. There was no immediate word on casualties or the cause of the...

Triple Plane Crash Averted at Last Minute in DC

FAA investigating

(Newser) - Federal investigators are probing a near-midair collision of three commuter jets at Washington's Reagan National Airport that was averted at the last minute. The jets were seconds away from crashing after air traffic controllers launched two outbound flights directly into the path of a third plane coming in to...

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