Potomac Crash

In the wake of three deadly plane crashes, travelers have grown anxious about future travel plans. But transportation expert Hani Mahmassani says air travel is still safe.

Hani Mahmassani, a transportation and engineering professor at Northwestern University, addresses concerns over flying following a series of aviation disasters across the country.

President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed last week’s deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter on what he called an “obsolete” computer system used by U.S. air traffic controllers, and he vowed to replace it.

Salvage crews worked on the Potomac River on Thursday and could be seen pulling out pieces of the Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed with a plane.

Residents and elected officials gathered Wednesday night to remember the people lost in the mid-air collision outside Reagan National Airport just over a week ago.

A figure skating tribute will take place in Washington, D.C., in early March to support victims of the midair collision outside Ronald Reagan International Airport.

Crews are expected to remove the cockpit from the American Airlines jet from the Potomac River as they continue recovery efforts from last week’s fatal mid-air collision that killed 67 people.

After a firefighter noticed one of the victims recovered from the Potomac River last week was a soldier, he stood guard over the body for hours.

Recovery crews have been hard at work doing rehearsals to prepare for Monday morning, when they will lift the wreckage of the plane out of the Potomac River.

Families of victims of the deadliest U.S. air disaster in a nearly in 25 years visited the crash site just outside Washington, D.C. Dozens of people walked Sunday along the banks of the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport, close to where an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided Wednesday. All 67 people aboard the two...

The Army has released the name of the third soldier who died Wednesday when an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet near the D.C. airport. Cpt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham, N.C., served as an Army aviation officer since July 2019.

Recovery crews and divers are searching the Potomac River for remains and clearing wreckage from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people. A Coast Guard cutter outfitted with a crane waited by the wreckage on Saturday as occasional recovery team members slipped into the water from smaller emergency boats. No one survived the...

Everly, 14, and Alydia, 11, died in a midair collision over the Potomac River, along with their parents, Donna and Peter Livingston, of Virginia.

The Army helicopter and regional American Eagle jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate around the world on a daily basis.

A civil rights lawyer preparing for a new position with Howard University’s law school died in Wednesday evening’s plane crash at Reagan National Airport. Already working in D.C. for quite some time, Kiah Duggins was a shining light who worked to build equitable communities and fight for justice, those who knew her said. “Kiah was all the things,” said Bobby...

A young figure skating star from Annandale, Virginia, and his parents were among the victims of the tragic aircraft crash at Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. Cory Haynos, 16, and his parents, Stephanie and Roger, were returning from the U.S. Figure Skating training camp in Wichita, Kansas. “Roger always stood out among all the cousins as just extra special,” said...

A husband and father of two victims of the Potomac River aircraft crash says what was the perfect family life has become a nightmare. Justyna Beyer and her daughter, 12-year-old Brielle, were returning from Wichita, Kansas, when an Army helicopter collided with the American Airlines flight they were on Wednesday night. Andy Beyer said his daughter not only sparkled in...

As federal officials continue investigating what caused the deadliest U.S. air crash in almost a quarter century, understanding what happened inside the Army Black Hawk helicopter — and exactly what altitude it was flying at when it collided with a passenger jet — will likely be key to unraveling the disaster, aviation experts say.

Cedarville University honors Grace Maxwell, a Wichita native and student, who was among the victims of the deadly plane and helicopter crash in D.C.

National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman said that the individual in charge of the air control tower at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport the night of the midair collision has been interviewed.