Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth says ‘mistake was made’ during military training, regarding deadly crash
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Announces Immediate Investigation Into Washington DC Air Crash
'A mistake was made': Secy. Hegseth addresses deadly D.C. plane crash
Defense Secy. Pete Hegseth spoke about the deadly crash between a commercial airline and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., expressing condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the crash and assuring the incident would be investigated.
The soldiers on the helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet on Wednesday night were from the 12th Combat Aviation Battalion based in Virginia.
Sixty-seven people died in a collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.
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A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Army’s 12th Aviation Battalion that includes the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport has been granted a 48-hour operational pause.
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he has grounded the Army battalion involved in the operation of the Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers that crashed into a passenger plane with more than
Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
Part of the wreckage is seen as rescue crews search the waters of the Potomac River after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed into the river after colliding with a US Army helicopter, near Washington, DC, on January 30, 2025.
An American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, according to officials.
A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River and killing everyone on board.
Air crash investigations can take months, and federal investigators told reporters they would not speculate on the cause.
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