A pilot in the vicinity had a firsthand view of the catastrophic explosion of an American Airlines plane, carrying 60 passengers, after it collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has the busiest runaway in the US, with an average of 819 takeoffs per day – which experts say likely contributed to Wednesday’s air disaster.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald ...

By Emily Steel and Sydney Ember Before the deadly plane crash on Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan National Airport, there were at least 10 close calls at the Washington airport in the last three ...

Officials announced early Thursday morning that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will be closed until at least 11 a.m. ET Thursday after a passenger jet collided with a military Black ...

All 67 people on board the plane and the helicopter were killed. An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ...

Some experts, politicians and airport managers have been warning for years of the risks posed by the crowded airspace and volume of flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

All runways have been shutdown and all departures and landings halted at the DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, near Washington DC. The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has confirmed ...

Jan. 13, 2025 Stuart K. Spencer, who as one of the nation’s first political consultants for hire took a so-called B-list actor named Ronald Reagan and helped him become governor of California ...

Understaffed and overworked air traffic control crews have long been an issue at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, lawmakers and former operators say — another potential cause of the ...

Officials expect no survivors from the crash, which would make it the deadliest U.S. air crash in nearly 24 years. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), located along the Potomac River ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald ...