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What to Know
- An American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed Wednesday night into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport.
- All 64 people on the passenger plane that was arriving from Wichita, Kansas, are feared to be dead, in addition to the three aboard the helicopter. Twenty-eight bodies have been recovered, officials said at a news conference Thursday morning.
- “At this point, we don’t believe there are survivors from this accident," D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly said Thursday morning.
- A massive emergency response included boats and dive teams from police and fire departments across the area.
- What caused the collision? It's unclear. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said there was no communication breakdown and both aircraft involved in the crash were in standard flight patterns.
- Reagan National Airport reopened at 11 a.m. ET Thursday. "It's safe," the president and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said.
An American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening. Officials believe everyone on both aircraft died. A recovery operation is underway.
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