67 Killed in Collision Between Plane and Helicopter; Black Boxes Recovered

By Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
January 30, 2025Updated: January 30, 2025
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An American Eagle flight takes off from Reagan National Airport near where emergency crews work in the Potomac River on the crash site of an American Airlines plane in Crystal City, Va., on Jan. 30, 2025. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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Emergency response units search the wreckage of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after it collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter on Jan. 29 on approach to Reagan National Airport, in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 30, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks about the midair crash between American Airlines flight 5342 and a military helicopter near Washington, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Jan. 30, 2025. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
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People, including law enforcement members, are seen on a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as rescue crews search the waters of the Potomac River after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan crashed into the river after colliding with a US Army helicopter, near Washington on Jan. 30, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Investigators gather pieces of wreckage along the Potomac River the day after American Airlines flight 5342 on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed into the river after colliding with a US Army helicopter, near Washington on January 30, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Investigators walk the grounds of the Reagan National Airport as they work after the crash last night of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River as it approached the Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 30, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks about the midair crash between American Airlines flight 5342 and a military helicopter in Washington, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Jan. 30, 2025. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
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Investigators walk the grounds of the Reagan National Airport as they work near the crash last night of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River as it approached the Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 30, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)