Summary
An American Airlines regional jet carrying 64 people collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.
The PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 was on approach from Wichita when the crash occurred around 9 p.m. ET. At least one aircraft ended up in the Potomac River, prompting a major emergency response.
The FAA closed the airport, and the NTSB is leading the investigation.
ATC audio: https://archive.liveatc.net/kdca/KDCA1-Twr-Jan-30-2025-0130Z.mp3
Video from impact: https://bsky.app/profile/bnonews.com/post/3lgwgwsje3k2e
Do you have the timestamp for the ATC audio? I’m having trouble hearing what was being said
17.48 you can hear the audible gasp from ATC (or someone on the air) at the moment if impact.
Shiiiiiit. I was looking out my window around quarter to nine and saw a weird bright orange spot off towards DC. Didn’t think anything of it in the moment; I’m right under a flight path, not too far from a military airfield, all sorts of weird lights flying over all the time. But looking at that footage that’s exactly what it looked like. Christ.