A passenger plane collided with US Airways with a US army helicopter on Wednesday night while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, the capital, causing a tragic accident.
according to APThe accident occurred at about 9 pm East time, as the US Airways flight approached 5342 by Reagan. The plane was about 400 feet in the air when a sudden loss of height occurred. There were no immediate signs of losses. According to American airlines, 60 passengers and four crew members were on board. Search effort for survivors is currently underway near the Potomac River.
The plane was heading to the runway 33 after being reinstated by air traffic monitors. Less than a minute before the accident, a radio console advised to Black Hawk asking whether she could see the next plane, and shortly after that, the helicopter advised “to pass through it.” A short moment later, the collision occurred.
president Donald Trump He issued an official statement after the accident, saying that “he was completely briefed on the terrible accident that just occurred at Reagan National Airport. God bless their souls. Thank you for the amazing work that our respondents have done. I watch the situation and I will provide more details with their appearance.”
This is the first local flight incident since 2009 when the Colgan Air Flight 3407 suffered from the dynamic booth and destroyed near Buffalo, New York, which led to the death of all fifty passengers and crew members on the trip.
