One week after horrific crash, last pieces of jet being pulled from Potomac River: Updates
ARLINGTON, Va. − Crews returned to the Potomac River and forged ahead with a massive salvage effort on Wednesday, one week after a horrifying midair crash that killed all 67 people aboard a passenger jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter.
Search for victims in D.C. plane crash continues in Potomac River
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
Remains of all 67 victims of midair collision near DC pulled from Potomac River
The remains of all 67 victims of last week’s midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Helicopter have been pulled from the Potomac River.
55 victims of midair crash found in Potomac River, wreckage removal begins
Recovery crews have been hard at work doing rehearsals to prepare for Monday morning, when they will lift the wreckage of the plane out of the Potomac River.
Crews search 42-degree Potomac waters to search for plane crash survivors
The Potomac River is running around 42 degrees. While search crews may don suits to help with the cold temperatures, passengers from Flight 5342 may only have 30-40 minutes. According to the flight manifest, American Eagle Flight 5342 had 60 passengers and four crew members on board.
Figure Skating Community Speaks Out After Potomac River Plane Crash: See Their Tributes
Several members of the figure skating community have spoken out after several athletes and their families were involved in a plane crash
DC Plane Crash Fatalities Confirmed as Rescuers Scour Potomac River
The midair crash occurred before 9 p.m. local time when a Bombardier CRJ700 jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a Black Hawk helicopter.
Crews lift first pieces of wreckage from Potomac River near DC after plane crash
Officials said the bodies of several victims remain in the plane's fuselage and their "dignified" removal is a main priority.
Crashed plane engine removed from Potomac
Salvage crews pulled an engine from the downed American Airlines flight out of the Potomac River on Feb. 3. ↓ Read More
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Large Wreckage Removed from Potomac River
The PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 airplane operated as American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, to Reagan ...
More than two dozen bodies pulled from Potomac River after plane collides with military helicopter
WASHINGTON — More than a dozen bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River after a plane collided with a military ...
The moments before 67 souls perished in a midair collision over the Potomac River
A regional jet departed Kansas and headed to one of the country’s most congested and complicated flight approaches, just ...
PHOTOS: Passenger jet collides with military helicopter before crashing into Potomac River
A passenger jet coming from Kansas collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in D.C.