A regional jet with 60 passengers and 4 crew collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter during its landing approach at Reagan National Airport, causing an extensive search-and-rescue operation in the Potomac River. Flight operations were temporarily halted as law enforcement helicopters searched for survivors. The Federal Aviation Administration stated the incident occurred in tightly regulated airspace. Despite the rapid loss of altitude of the jet, the details of the collision remain unclear, with investigators focusing on communications with air traffic control and the circumstances of the flight.
Inflatable rescue boats were launched into the Potomac River from a point near the airport along the George Washington Parkway, just north of the airport.
The midair crash occurred around 9 p.m. EST when a regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a military Blackhawk helicopter.
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