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American Airlines jet black boxes recovered, source says

Map of the area around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the layout of Runway 33, which the regional American Airlines jet was approaching at the time of the collision with the Army Black Hawk helicopter, according to officials. ABC News, Google Earth, Flightradar24, ADS-B Exchange

The plane went down in the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport. Last Updated: January 30, 2025, 9:32 PM EST An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected. Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three soldiers were on the helicopter. The collision happened around 9 p.m. when the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was on approach to the airport. Map of the area around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the layout of Runway 33, which the regional American Airlines jet was approaching at the time of the collision with the Army Black Hawk helicopter, according

‘Hearts are heavy’: 14 figure skaters among victims of DC plane crash

Figure skating coach remembers victims of plane, helicopter collisionJackie Brenner, a U.S. figure skating coach, and Doug Zeghibe and Mia Bailey of The Skating Club of Boston remember those onboard the American Airlines flight that went down Wednesday night.

Figure skating coach remembers victims of plane, helicopter collisionJackie Brenner, a U.S. figure skating coach, and Doug Zeghibe and Mia Bailey of The Skating Club of Boston remember those onboard the American Airlines flight that went down Wednesday night.

Fourteen figure skaters — including some young athletes called the “rising stars” of the sport — are among the victims of the first major commercial plane crash in the United States since 2009, officials said. The Skating Club of Boston was devastated by the crash, according to Doug Zeghibe, the club’s CEO and executive director, who said six of the victims were from the Boston club, including two coaches, two teenage athletes and two moms of athletes. “Our sport and this club have suffered a horrible loss with this tragedy,” Zeghibe said. “Skating is a tight-knit community where parents and kids come together six or seven days a week to train and work together. Everyone is like family. We are devastated and completely at a loss for words.” Jinna Han