Potomac plane crash

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Captain 'Sully' Speaks Out on Potomac Plane Crash

It shows 'how vigilant we have to be'

(Newser) - Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III says he is "devastated" by the Potomac plane crash , the first fatal commercial plane crash in the US in almost 16 years. He says it shows "how vigilant we have to be." Reagan National Airport is a challenging place to fly into,...

Former World Champion Skaters Were Aboard DC Plane

Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia had moved to the US

(Newser) - Members of the US and Russian figure skating worlds were aboard the American Airlines jet that crashed into the Potomac , and more details are emerging:
  • Former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 55, were on the plane, reports Reuters and the Guardian . The Russian natives won the world
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Husband Received Text From Wife Before Plane Crash

She informed him they'd be landing in 20 minutes

(Newser) - The husband of one of the passengers aboard the plane that crashed into the Potomac received an all-is-fine text from her as the plane neared DC. "She texted me that they were landing in 20 minutes," Hamaad Raza told WUSA9 , referring to his 26-year-old wife. "I'm...

Fire Chief: We Don't Think Anyone Survived Plane Crash

All 64 people aboard American Airlines jet, and 3 on Army helicopter, are feared dead

(Newser) - The fire chief in DC delivered the unwanted update Thursday morning that was growing more and more inevitable after Wednesday's plane crash into the Potomac River : Nobody is believed to have survived, reports NBC News .
  • "We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue
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What We Know About the Potomac Plane Crash

Young US skaters were returning from a training camp in Wichita; Russian skaters also aboard

(Newser) - Emergency crews have recovered more than 30 bodies from the Potomac River following Wednesday night's plane crash , reports NBC News . As of Thursday morning, there was no word on any survivors after an American Airlines jet with 64 aboard collided with an Army helicopter carrying three. Coverage:
  • Figure skaters:
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Trump: Midair Collision 'Looks Like It Should Have Been Prevented'

Fatalities confirmed after passenger jet, helicopter crash into Potomac

(Newser) - Multiple fatalities have been confirmed after an American Airlines passenger plane collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter in the skies above Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, law enforcement sources tell outlets including CNN and the AP . No death toll or estimate has been released, but the sources say no...

Passenger Jet Collides With Helicopter in Skies Above DC

Massive search-and-rescue operation launched near Potomac River

(Newser) - A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River, the AP reports. There was no immediate word on casualties or the cause of the...

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