Amelia Langas

Title:Former ContributorEducation:Northwestern University Title:Former Contributor Education:Northwestern University Amelia Langas is a former contributor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2021. source: people.com

American Airlines Crash in D.C. Is the Deadliest U.S. Aircraft Incident Since 9/11

Part of the wreckage is seen as rescue crews search the waters of the Potomac River after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed into the river after colliding with a U.S. Army helicopter, on Jan. 30, 2025.Photo:ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Officials have announced that they don’t believe there are any survivors inthe Wednesday, Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.

American Airlines Flight 5342 and Black Hawk Helicopter Seen Colliding over Potomac River in Horrifying Video

Warning: graphic footage follows Video footage shows the harrowing moment anAmerican Airlines passenger plane collided with an Army Black Hawkhelicopter in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 29. American Airlines flight 5342 had departed Wichita, Kan. before crashing into the military aircraft over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport around 9 p.m. local time, the FAA said in an initial statement to PEOPLE. Reagan National Airport air crash.Viral Press

American Airlines Flight Forced into Sudden Landing at JFK After 'Reported Bird Strike' on Engine: WATCH

AnAmerican Airlinesflight was forced to make a sudden landing at JFK Airport shortly after takeoff following reported bird strike on Thursday, Dec. 12. According toABC6 Action Newsand WCNC reporterVanessa Ruffes, a passenger on the flight captured the moment a bird seemingly hit one of the plane’s engines. The video — which was filmed onboard a flight from New York City’sLaGuardia Airport— was posted toX(formerly Twitter) andFacebook. It showed buildings illuminated on the ground below moments before a burst of light came from the plane’s engine.

American Airlines Plane Carrying 64 People Crashes Midair with Army Black Hawk Helicopter Over Washington, D.C.

An American Airlines regional passenger plane carrying 64 people collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The FAA said in a statement that the incident involved a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet and a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter. CNN reported that it was an Army Black Hawk helicopter, citing two U.S. defense officials.The New York Timesalso reported it was an Army Black Hawk helicopter, citing an Army official.