While driving home, Ari Shulman said a "spray of sparks" in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair collision unfold.
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A small aircraft crashed in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport late Wednesday, and fire boats were on the scene, the Washington fire department said.
An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.
DC Fire and EMS (DCFD) said an American Airlines aircraft crashed into the Potomac River Wednesday night. In a joint statement from DCFD and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), officials said that multiple calls came in for an aircraft crash above the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport (DCA) just
Through maps, videos, photos and radio transmissions, CNN is piecing together what occurred during the deadly, midair collision.
A US passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into Washington's chilly Potomac River on Wednesday after colliding mid-air with
Animal rescuers in Washington, D.C., teamed up with police and firefighters to rescue a deer stranded in the icy Potomac River.
One of the worst nightmares for travelers might have just happened. An American Airlines plane from Wichita, Kansas (Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport – ICT) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) appears to have crashed into the Potomac River.
A small aircraft crashed in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, prompting a multi-agency search and rescue operation. The incident led to the halting of all takeoffs and landings at the airport.
The science behind the temperatures? Water transfers heat away from the body 25 times faster than air, according to Johnson. On Wednesday night, the Potomac River water temperature, specifically the body of water around Hanes Point and Reagan National Airport, was 35 degrees Fahrenheit.
Hundreds of responders have removed at least 28 bodies from the icy waters of the Potomac River after a deadly plane crash, according to officials as of Thursday morning.