In the evening of January 29, near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 was a helicopter of Black Hawk. As a result of the incident, the passenger board fell into the water.

Rescuers discovered at least 18 bodies, the search for survivors continues. This is reported by CBS News.

The regional jet aircraft American Airlines transported 60 passengers and four crew members. On board the helicopter? There were three military personnel. The plane collided in the air with a helicopter? at about 21:00 when approaching the runway at the Reagan National Airport.

According to the head of the department of the media relations of the United Operational Group of the National Capitol Hizer Chazurez, a helicopter that had an accident made a training flight and belonged to the company of the B 12th aviation battalion from Fort Belvoire in Virginia. The police representative said that police boats and divers are looking for survivors in the water.

US President Donald Trump reacted to a plane crash. He stated that he was following the situation and provide more detailed information as it is received. Later, the head of the White House wrote that the plane crash "

According to Trump, the plane was on the " At the same time, the United States authorities exclude the version of the attack.

Different American media provide information about surviving. According to NBC4 Washington, at least four people were pulled out of the water and delivered to hospitals. However, CNN reports that so far no survivor has been pulled out of the water, referring to a source in law enforcement.

In addition, the police department said that several agencies are coordinating the search and rescue operation on the Potomak River, and "

According to Rossmi, there were skaters who flew from the championship to Wichito on board this aircraft. Including on the plane there were Russian world champions in figure skating in the pairs of Evgeny Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. For many years they have been working in the USA, lived in America since 1998.

Recall that at the Kimhe International Airport in South Korean Busan, an emergency occurred on January 28. Air Busan passenger aircraft, who was going to Hong Kong, broke out before takeoff.

Earlier it was reported that the aircraft of Jeju Air crashed on December 29, 2024 when landing at the Muan International Airport of the same name in the province of South Cholla. After the fall, it caught fire. Then all 179 passengers died, only two pilots survived.