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    2025 Potomac River mid-air collision - Wikipedia

    • On January 29, 2025, a United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided mid-air with American Airlines Flight 5342 (operated by PSA Airlines as American Eagle), a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner, over the Potomac River, about half a mile (800 m) short of runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia… See more

    Background

    Flight 5342 was operated by a 20-year-old Bombardier CRJ700, a regional jet commonly used for short- to medium-haul flights. It was configured as a CRJ701ER, denoting a slightly higher seating capacity and extend… See more

    Accident

    Around 8:43 p.m. EST, flight 5342 was flying a visual approach to runway 1 when it made initial contact with the Reagan National control tower. The controller asked if the crew could switch to runway 33. After a brief disc… See more

    Casualties

    Among the passengers were 28 U.S. Figure Skating athletes, coaches, and family members returning from a national development camp held in conjunction with the
    The coach… See more

    Aftermath

    On January 31, 2025, the FAA restricted helicopter flights near the airport. The FAA partially closed both the route that the Black Hawk was on when it collided with the CRJ700 and another route that runs south of the … See more

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