Webcam at the Kennedy Center caught an explosion mid-air across the Potomac. https://t.co/v75sxitpH6 pic.twitter.com/HInYdhBYs5
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) January 30, 2025
From NBC News:
What we know
- An American Airlines regional jet collided midair with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
- One or both of the aircraft may be in the Potomac River, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
- A search-and-rescue operation is underway on the river, officials said.
- A source told NBC News that the plane, which was coming from Wichita, Kansas, was carrying 60 passengers and four crewmembers.
- The helicopter involved in the crash was an Army Black Hawk, according to a defense official and an Army official. An Army official said preliminary indications are that three people were on board.