Breaking news live coverage: Plane collision with helicopter over the Potomac River
A plane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, forcing all takeoffs and landings to be halted, officials said.
The crash occurred at about 9 p.m. when a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet "collided in midair" with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The plane, operated by American Airlines, had departed from Wichita, Kansas.
"All takeoffs and landings have been halted at DCA," the Reagan National Airport said in a statement. "Emergency personnel are responding to an aircraft incident on the airfield. The terminal remains open."
In a post on X shortly after 9 p.m., the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department said an aircraft was "down in Potomac River" and fireboats were currently at the scene. The department later said there was "no confirmed information on casualties at this time."
The crash occurred at about 9 p.m. when a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet "collided in midair" with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The plane, operated by American Airlines, had departed from Wichita, Kansas.
"All takeoffs and landings have been halted at DCA," the Reagan National Airport said in a statement. "Emergency personnel are responding to an aircraft incident on the airfield. The terminal remains open."
In a post on X shortly after 9 p.m., the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department said an aircraft was "down in Potomac River" and fireboats were currently at the scene. The department later said there was "no confirmed information on casualties at this time."
