Disaster On the Potomac

A timeline of last week's air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001

It has been nearly a week since a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.

WTOP News · 1d

Debris removal continues on the Potomac after deadly air disaster

Now that all 67 victims of the midair D.C. plane crash have been removed and accounted for, work remains to remove debris from the Potomac River.

The Washington Post on MSN · 4d

Body found in Potomac, apparently unrelated to air disaster

A body was found in the Potomac River, and two people were rescued from the Tidal Basin. Neither incident appeared to be related to the plane-helicopter crash.

WBUR · 1d

One week since deadly crash, questions remain about overcrowded D.C. airspace

It's been one week since a commercial jetliner collided with an Army helicopter in the crowded airspace above the Washington D.C. metro area, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. plane crash since 2001.

PhilSTAR Life on MSN · 1d

All 67 bodies from Washington air disaster now recovered

Salvage crews have recovered the bodies of all 67 people killed when a passenger plane and a US Army helicopter collided near Washington and plunged into the Potomac River, officials said Tuesday. All but one of the bodies have been identified,

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Latest radar evidence suggests Black Hawk in DC disaster was flying too high, but NTSB wants more proof

Newly released data from ground-based radar came out Tuesday suggesting an Army helicopter was higher than it was supposed to ...

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Remains of all D.C. plane crash victims recovered as crews pull parts of cockpit, tail from Potomac River

The pieces of wreckage recovered Tuesday were lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge with other parts recovered from the ...

Washingtonian on MSN7d

The Latest on the Potomac Air Disaster, and Other News for Thursday Morning

Good morning. A high of 50 today and a low of 40 tonight. You can find me on Bluesky, and there’s a link to my email address ...

43 Years Ago, a Plane Crash on the Potomac Left 78 People Dead

A Boeing 737 crashed into a bridge over the river on Jan. 13, 1982, just after taking off from Washington National Airport in ...

American Airlines Plane Crash Follows Strikingly Similar Tragedy on Potomac 43 Years Ago. Only 5 Survived the 1982 Disaster

Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River. 78 passengers, cabin crew members and ...

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Trump Remembers Victims of DCA Air Disaster at National Prayer Breakfast

President Donald Trump took time Thursday morning to mourn the victims of the American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter ...

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Amid search for victims, crews begin delicate removal of wreckage from the Potomac

With the roar of commercial jets taking off and landing from the airport's nearby runway, and against the backdrop of the U.S ...

Crowded Skies, Thin Margins for Error: The Minutes Before the D.C. Air Disaster

Using radio traffic, flight data and leaked footage of an air traffic control radar screen, we examine what was happening in the moments before the midair collision near Reagan National Airport that ...

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Divers returning to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ ...

Washington, DC officials identify 66 of 67 victims of midair collision

Washington, D.C. officials have now positively identified 66 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday's midair collision between ...

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