Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.
There was no immediate word on casualties or the cause of the collision, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search of survivors. 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.
President Donald Trump said he had been “fully briefed on this terrible accident” and, referring to the passengers, added, “May God Bless their souls.”
The Federal Aviation Administration said 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 while on approach to an airport runway. It occurred in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over three miles south of the White House and the Capitol.
Investigators will try to piece together the aircrafts’ final moments before their collision, including contact with air traffic controllers as well as a loss of altitude by the passenger jet.
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Prayers for everyone who was involved and their families.
and what is prayers gonna do
This is awful 😢
Prayers for those involved
Prayers🙏 to all people and families involved in this tragedy tonight.
Omg how awful 😢
1:16 Oh My!!! That’s absolutely horrible!!!
Praying for everyone involved in this tragedy and their families.🙏🏻🤍🕊️
HOW can this happen?? This is 2025! Was this intentional?
It does look like the helicopter ascended to me. I don't want to assume, but military aircraft should be able to detect a large plane. Seems crazy.
I'm sorry but what does being 2025 have to do with anything? This year of 2025 does not mean disasters won't happen. Sadly they can and will.
@@helens8747I have seen multiple comments say this now. Others are seeing the same thing.
@@-greentoadThere's NEVER been the technology we have now. I'll leave it at that.
To those who don't understand my phrase "it's 2025" We failed at being the best (USED TO BE). We just shit-canned the WORST president/VP we've ever had. We're "supposed" to be the top of the game - the USA, yet we became the WORST in technology, trade, etc and we SHOULD have been in 2025! My whole life - we WERE the best... we were prominent, strong, fearful - but we got shot down to mediocre & laughable with the biden/harris joke of a "presidency". The residual will be catastrophic, for years to come. Terrorists still walk among us in our own country now & we'll have to deal with each as they come. And NO ONE CANNOT blame Trump. Here's to clean up the mess senile joe & harris created. Accept that important tidbit of info!
Please say prayers for the divers and first responders that are in the water right now. This is going to be a very hard and long night for them, emotionally, mentally and physically. 🙏🙏🙏
A very long forever ❣️🫂🩵🙏🏻😔
How do they not see each other. The helicopter would be able to maneuver easier and should have. 😢
You don’t know who hit who or how it happened, what we should be asking is what was air traffic control doing and how did they allow this to happen
Does it look like the helicopter ascended toward the plane?
@marciayoung8735 I certainly agree with you about ATC. However clearly from the pictures I see the training mission ran right over the commercial flight. Why are they training near the busiest runway in the nation? Maybe they're training their ATC too. Such a disgrace!
@@marciayoung8735 god shut up, people like you are so annoying
BlancoLirio who is a pilot explained what happened.
I 🙏 everyone is ok 😢
🙏🙏🙏🙏 For the Families that lost loved ones. Also to all 1st responders that are helping in this tragedy!🙏🙏🙏🙏
They were almost there. Almost safe.
Terrible tragedy. Prayers for all of those involved. 😢
The helicopter was on a training flight. The video appears that the helicopter flew right into the plane. So sad, God be with the family and friends
That is what it looks like to me too. Why would they train around an airport.
@ Very good question
I’m watching this from California and my heart cry’s got everyone on both planes involved in this tragedy my god hold them all in his arms as they cry god bless them all ❤😂
Praying for strength to the families
Praying for victims and families.
Did anyone survive? So, so sad . Thinking of all those poor souls lost in the accident, and deepest sympathy to all their friends and family, from me, over the pond xxx
Oh no! I used to live right there! Are there any casualties from the debris?
Yes confirmed
I've heard that at least 19 casualties so far. Witnesses say the helicopter is upside down, and the plane is broke in two. They are all under water
@@l-bird 😭
This tragedy is far too close for me. I lived in the landing pattern on Reagan National, my cousin flew Blackhawks, and my daughter lives in Wichita.
@ Oh, I'm so sorry. It really does have more impact when you can relate to the situation in any way. My cousin is a pilot for American Airlines, but I don't know what his route is.
This is wild.
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Army helicopter collides with plane!! Huge difference in your wording.
Seems so suspicious. How can this be an accident?
😢🙏🙏🙏
So sad.
So sad!
Awful news!!
What is that light flying away?
A plane taking off from airport Z
Holy shit! Survivors? Any news? Holy fuck!
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TERRIBLE NEWS NATE
2:06 rh side
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That's so messed up sorry to hear about that. Hopefully everyone is doing okay but when Jesus God and the holy Spirit will find away to keep them safe
NO SOUND
No voice here
NO SOUND NATE
Not all camera feeds have audio. This was put out quickly just to get something out to us but Nate will get audio/video to us as well as a report on what happened as soon as humanly possible!! Have patience please!!!!
So sad for all involved
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