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Black Hawk involved in collision that killed 67 recovered from Potomac River

Harm a A military helicopter involved in a collision in the air with a passenger plane Federal officials said this resulted in the killing of all 67 people on both planes on Thursday of the Botomac River.

Additional parts of the US Airways plane, which was linked to Reagan National Airport, were also recovered when hitting UH-60 Black Hawk On January 29, the National Transport Safety Council said in a statement.

On Thursday, the debris will be discharged to the battleship and transferred to a safe site. The agency said that the efforts made to find the appropriate engine and the tail roundabout of Black Hawk are continuing.

Rescue crews recover the Black Hawk helicopter in the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, on February 2.Gety pictures

The development came after two days The officials said they have regained all 67 victimsIncluding many on board the plane who were returning from a training camp that followed the 2025 United States Ski Championship in Whitchita, Kansas.

Head skiing in the United States said 28 people on the trip She was connected to sports.

It was a helicopter Three on board Officials said officials on a training mission from Fort Balfar, Virginia.

NTSB determines the cause of the collision.

The agency said on Tuesday that the air traffic control show showed that at the time of the collision, the helicopter seemed to fly at an altitude of 300 feet, or 100 feet over the ceiling of 200 feet required in general under federal aviation bases.

The council said it needs additional information from Black Hawk’s debris to verify the flight path data.

NTSB said last week that the “black boxes” of the plane – airline data registrar and a cockpit audio recorder – were recovered and evaluated in a laboratory.

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