2025 Potomac River mid-air collision

1 day ago - The helicopter had a crew of three Army personnel: Captain Rebecca Lobach, 28, was the pilot flying and undergoing her annual night flying evaluation. She had accumulated 450 flight hours at the time of the crash, with 326 on UH-60 type helicopters.

February 1, 2025 - Rebecca began her career in the United States Army as a distinguished military graduate in ROTC at the University of North Carolina, and was in the top 20% of cadets nationwide. She achieved the rank of Captain, having twice served as a Platoon Leader and as a Company Executive Officer in the 12th Aviation Battalion, Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. With more than 450 hours of flight time, she earned certification as a pilot-in-command after extensive testing by the most senior and experienced pilots in her battalion.

2 weeks ago - Cockpit audio has revealed the moment a pilot cried out in terror as his private jet fell from the skies and crashed, killing three.

February 11, 2025 - Without evidence, Trump blamed diversity after the crash, leading some to accuse Jo Ellis of being one of the pilots ... Jo Ellis is alive. It was a non-controversial, irrefutable fact – until she was accused of piloting the military helicopter ...

2 weeks ago - The pilot's Instagram shows several stunts, including flying close to buildings and vehicles. Five people, including the pilot, were injured in the crash Saturday.

3 weeks ago - REACH officials identified on Wednesday the other two crew members injured in the crash as Chad Millward, the pilot, and Margaret "DeDe" Davis, a paramedic. The helicopter had taken a patient to a hospital and was returning to its dispatch point ...

April 9, 2025 - Jo Ellis was wrongfully accused of flying the helicopter that collided with a plane over the Potomac River earlier this year.

February 1, 2025 - A transgender helicopter pilot was forced to respond after she was falsely identified as the captain of the Black Hawk that crashed in Washington, D.C. Jo Ellis has served in the Virginia National Guard for 15 years and on Friday found herself ...

3 weeks ago - In another X post, she sent her thoughts to the victims and first responders: 'I pray for all in the crash. Thank our officers & all whom pilot for their public service.' Other chilling images and video captured by people stuck in their cars depict the black-smoke filled sky near where the helicopter landed.

May 1, 2025 - The Army helicopter pilot in the D.C. plane crash, Capt. Rebecca Lobach, was told by her instructor to turn left and away from American Airlines Flight 5342 before they collided on Jan. 29

January 31, 2025 - The Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly D.C. plane crash on Wednesday night was being flown by a female pilot with over 500 hours of flight time, who was training with an instructor pilot.

2 weeks ago - Five people were injured and rushed to hospitals after a helicopter crashed in Huntington Beach, California, on Saturday.

January 31, 2025 - Former NTSB investigator Greg Feith and former Black Hawk helicopter pilot Elizabeth McCormick discuss what may have gone wrong in the DC plane crash. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The investigation is in full swing along the Potomac River next to ...

1 week ago - The pilot, an elderly man, was pulled out of the cockpit and hospitalized, according to authorities. A woman in her 40s, who was struck by the aircraft in the park, was also hospitalized.

3 weeks ago - Nixon would often fly his helicopter with his wife aboard to visit fun places such as Nevada · The FAA and NTSB are now investigating what caused the crash.