https://www.mediaite.com/news/breaking-commercial-jet-collides-with-police-chopper-near-reagan-airport/ comScore Quantcast Skip to main content Manage SubscriptionLogin! * * * * [ ] [SUBMIT] * Media * Politics * TV * Press Club * Entertainment * Sports * Podcasts * Opinion * Mediaite+ * * * * Manage SubscriptionLogin! * Media * Politics * TV * Press Club * Entertainment * Sports * Podcasts * Opinion * Mediaite+ * Featured post image 'We're Too Dumb!' Andrew Schulz Roasts Vivek Ramaswamy for Doubling Down on Post That Started MAGA Civil War * Trump Trump-Allied FCC Chairman Opens Investigations Into NPR And PBS * Featured post image Trump's 'Friday Night Massacre' Probably Legal, Says Law Prof -- But His Power to Replace Fired IGs Is Limited * Featured post image NBC's Peter Alexander Pushes Back on Trump After He Blames D.C. Air Crash on DEI: 'Why Didn't You Change the Policy Under Your Administration?' * Mark Warner Top Democrat Hammers Tulsi Gabbard for Supporting Edward Snowden: He 'Divulged Secrets and Ran Off to Russia' Bodies Recovered After Commercial Jet Collides With Black Hawk Helicopter Near Reagan Airport Michael LucianoJan 29th, 2025, 9:34 pm Twitter share button submit to reddit [Screen-Shot-2025-01-29-at-6-32-07-PM] Kennedy Center webcam A passenger jet heading inbound from Wichita, Kansas collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter midair near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in northern Virginia on Wednesday night. Flights at the airport have been halted while search and rescue teams survey the area for survivors in the Potomac River. CNN reported that there were 60 passengers and four crew members aboard the plane, which is at least partially submerged. Fox News reported that there were three soldiers aboard the helicopter. Officials say at least 18 bodies have been recovered. All 67 people aboard the aircrafts are feared dead. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, preliminary indications are that the plane involved was a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet. PSA is a regional carrier that operates flights for American Airlines. A user posted webcam footage of the explosion shot from the Kennedy Center. 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 Another user posted what appeared to be the aftermath of the collision, as a helicopter flew over the Potomac River while appearing to be on a search and rescue mission. #BREAKING: A plane has crashed into a helicopter while landing at Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC Fatalities have been reported, a MASSIVE search & rescue operation is happening in the Potomac River Witnesses reported seeing a "massive crash" and hearing a loud... pic.twitter.com/GtSiWjUWn0 -- Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 30, 2025 This is a developing story. Tags: Previous PostNext Post Previous PostNext Post Michael Luciano - Senior Editor [ff0cb18a66a72cbc60213e9a58] * * Mike is a Mediaite senior editor who covers the news in primetime. Follow him on Bluesky. 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