Black Boxes, 41 Bodies Recovered After Plane-Helicopter Collision
Twenty-six victims are still unaccounted for, but jet and helicopter flight recordings have been found, which will be a crucial part of the probe.
RIGHT
15m ago
DC Plane-Helicopter Crash: Remains of 41/67 Passengers Recovered So Far as Investigators Seek Answers
Articles
Summary
Helicopter black box and 41 bodies recovered; Army identifies 2 soldiers: DC crash recap
Meanwhile, the Army has identified two of the soldiers aboard the Black Hawk helicopter as Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland. The name of the third soldier is being withheld at the request of the family, the Army said.
Left
USA Today
41 bodies recovered from scene of D.C. mid-air crash so far, officials say - UPI.com
Remains of 41 of the 67 victims of the mid-air collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport have been recovered so far, officials confirmed Friday.
Middle
UPI
41 bodies recovered after mid-air collision near US capital: Fire chief
"We expect to recover all of the bodies," Donnelly said, adding the teams are still working. He also said weather conditions may slow down the search efforts "slightly, but we are all the units out here, all the people working." "I believe, for us, to recover the rest of the remains, that we are going to need to get the fuselage out of the water," he added.
Right
Anadolu AjansıNews Results
41 bodies recovered as investigators seek answers in deadly crash
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter appeared to have been flying higher than air traffic control had approved, four people briefed on the matter say. Among the questions facing investigators is whether the helicopter left its designated flight path as it approached the airport Wednesday evening. The incident is under
LEFT
14m ago
The latest on the fatal midair plane and helicopter crash
A regional American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members was moments from landing when it collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter. All 67 passengers, crew members and Army service members are believed to have died. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident and has not stated a cause.
LEFT
16m ago
Washington DC plane crash latest: 'No survivors' expected as 28 bodies pulled from river - after passenger plane broke into three
No black boxes have been recovered from the crash scene yet, source says. 28 bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River with 39 people missing. A recovery centre has been set up to receive human remains. Boats and ambulances are arriving to transfer bodies to red tents acting as a temporary morgue.
MIDDLE
2d ago
Black Box Found From Helicopter Involved in the American Airlines Plane Crash as Recovery Efforts Continue
The flight data recorder from the Sikorsky helicopter has been found with “no exterior damage” and is now being inspected by authorities. Two separate recorders were also recovered from the American Airlines plane involved in the crash. 67 people on board the two aircrafts are presumed dead following the tragic crash.
LEFT
Today
DC Plane Crash Updates: Black Boxes Found, Search For Victims Continue
Divers have resumed the search for the passengers and crew killed when a jet and Army helicopter collided at DC's Reagan Airport.
MIDDLE
Yesterday
DC plane crash Army helicopter 'was on president evacuation training drill'
No one survived the mid air collision between the American Airlines plane and the Army helicopter. The remains of 41 people had been pulled from the river as of Friday afternoon, including 28 who have been positively identified. All three soldiers were among the 67 people killed in the disaster in Washington DC.
LEFT
4h ago
DC plane crash: What we know and don’t know
The midair collision between an American Airlines jet with 64 people on it and a Black Hawk military helicopter carrying three soldiers happened shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. Officials have said they don’t believe anyone on board the aircraft survived the crash. 41 bodies have been recovered from the river, including all three soldiers on the Hawk helicopter.
LEFT
23h ago
NTSB: Helicopter’s black box recovered from DC crash site
41 bodies have been recovered from the crash site, including all three soldiers who were on the Army Black Hawk helicopter. 28 of the victims had been positively identified and 18 of the families had been notified. NTSB: Helicopter’s black box recovered from DC crash site.
LEFT
Yesterday
More than 40 bodies recovered from Washington midair collision
Operations to recover the bodies of 67 people killed in the collision resumed at dawn Friday. The commercial jet, a Bombardier CRJ700 regional craft operated by American Airlines subsidiary PSA Airlines, carried 64 passengers and crew. The U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carried a crew of three. Officials said there were no survivors.
MIDDLE
22h ago
Tragic scenarios that may explain DC jet crash & horrors passengers faced
The official reason is still a "mystery" with all the black box data yet to be recovered and decoded. It was revealed after the collision that the packed plane was hit by a US Army Black Hawk helicopter as it was coming into land at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Three soldiers were inside the helicopter, which was on a training flight at the time.
RIGHT
2d ago
DC plane crash: What we know about the aircraft involved
An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet Wednesday night, killing three soldiers, 60 passengers and four crew members. The crash happened while the jet was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport, sending wreckage into the icy Potomac River. Passengers on the jet included a group of figure skaters, their coaches and family members.
MIDDLE
2d ago