aviation incident at Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025

Harvey, Lex (January 30, 2025). "What we know about the passenger plane collision near Washington, DC". CNN. Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 30, 2025. ... Charpentreau, Clément … Wikipedia

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Accident
Date January 29, 2025 (2025-01-29)
Summary Mid-air collision, under investigation
Factsheet
Accident
Date January 29, 2025 (2025-01-29)
Summary Mid-air collision, under investigation
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Wikipedia
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2025 Potomac River mid-air collision - Wikipedia
3 days ago - Harvey, Lex (January 30, 2025). "What we know about the passenger plane collision near Washington, DC". CNN. Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 30, 2025. ... Charpentreau, Clément (January 30, 2025). "American Eagle flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter".
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The Washington Post
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3D analysis of D.C. plane crash shows what helicopter pilots could have seen - Washington Post
February 14, 2025 - From the perspective of the helicopter cockpit, the lights of the incoming American Airlines jet could have also been obscured by the glow of the city skyline, pilots said.
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Fox News
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Misplaced antenna caused military controllers to lose contact with Black Hawk near DCA: report
May 24, 2025 - An Army general recently confirmed that military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter, prompting two commercial planes to perform go-arounds to avoid crashing at · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), where a midair collision in January killed 67 people.
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Daily Mail
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Bombshell new report reveals who made fatal mistake that caused Black Hawk to collide with jet and kill 67 | Daily Mail Online
April 28, 2025 - Just before that discovery, it was revealed that vital tracking technology inside the helicopter was turned off for 'no compelling reason' when it collided. When the chopper went down, the Black Hawk's Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast was disabled - a system which shares an aircraft's ...
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NYTimes
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The Missteps That Led to a Fatal Plane Crash at Reagan National Airport - The New York Times
April 28, 2025 - The helicopter crew appeared to have made more than one mistake. Not only was the Black Hawk flying too high, but in the final seconds before the crash, its pilot failed to heed a directive from her co-pilot, an Army flight instructor, to change course.
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People
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Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot in D.C. Plane Crash Was Not in Medical Distress: Report
A ‘New York Times’ investigation into the Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter found that the captain who was flying the military aircraft was not suffering from any medical impairment.
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ABC News
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DC plane crash: New details emerge from NTSB investigation - ABC News
February 15, 2025 - All 67 people on board the plane and the helicopter were killed in the crash. ... Salvage crews lift a piece of wreckage from the water, near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington ...
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NPR
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Army Black Hawk helicopter forces 2 jetliners to abort landings at DCA
May 3, 2025 - Restrictions were placed on helicopter flights near the airport, whose airport code is DCA, after a Jan. 29 midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that was attempting to land at DCA. It was the deadliest aviation accident in the U.S.
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People
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Army Black Hawk Helicopter Causes 2 Near-Misses with Commercial Planes at D.C. Airport After Taking the 'Scenic Route'
An Army Black Hawk helicopter caused two near-misses with commercial planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on May 1. Air traffic controllers told the Delta and Republic flights to perform 'go-arounds' because of the 'priority air transport helicopter.'
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Reddit
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r/Military on Reddit: Black Hawk crew involved in DC crash made up of 'top pilots' with thousands of hours of experience
January 31, 2025 - Deviation? No the H60 was on a proscribed helicopter route. Having flown there and having reviewed all the publicly available data I can find, this was most likely a crew error from the H60, but not like you might think. The radar shows the plane on approach to runway 33 which is not commonly used.
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Forbes
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Three Black Hawk Helicopter Crew Members Identified After D.C. Plane Crash—What We Know
February 3, 2025 - Follow AuthorJan 31, 2025, 01:16pm ESTFeb 02, 2025, 10:41am EST ... The Army has identified the three crew members who died Wednesday when their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard both ...
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Washington Post
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Airliners abort landings at DCA due to Army helicopter - The Washington Post
May 3, 2025 - The Black Hawk was trying to land at the Pentagon’s heliport, bringing it close to a pair of airliners, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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India Today
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American Airlines plane crash with Black Hawk in Washington DC: What we know so far - India Today
January 30, 2025 - A regional jet and an Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport, crashing into the Potomac River. All aboard are feared dead, raising urgent concerns about aviation safety in congested airspace.
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The Independent
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DC plane crash investigators recover Black Hawk military helicopter from Potomac
February 9, 2025 - Air crash investigators have recovered and removed the Black Hawk helicopter involved in a mid-air collision with an American Airlines passenger jet from the scene of the Potomac River in Washington DC. Footage posted to YouTube by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the wreckage ...
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CNN
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DC plane crash: Key takeaways from NTSB’s preliminary report on deadly midair collision between DC plane and military helicopter | CNN
March 11, 2025 - The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that helicopter traffic be banned from a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River when flights are landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport.