Search continues for victims of midair collision over D.C.'s Potomac River
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
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An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
Six people were aboard the plane. According to a statement from Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, the six included four crew members, a pediatric patient, and the patient's escort.
The National Transportation Safety Board said they're analyzing the plane's two black boxes, which were recovered from the water Thursday night.
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The tragedy has had a massive impact on Chicago's figure skating community.
Hearing that just one air traffic controller was monitoring both planes and helicopters has left many to wonder how common such a situation is.
Oleg Podvalny skated and competed with Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov — who were killed in the D.C. plane crash. Marissa Sulek talked with Podvalny Thursday night.
Recovery crews spent all day Thursday combing the Potomac River in search of the remains of those lost in the horrific collision. Erica Brown reports.
The teens were all at a development camp in Wichita, and some of them were heading home on the plane that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. Sara Machi reports.
The recovery effort had been going nonstop for about 20 hours Thursday evening. Tim McNicholas reports from outside Reagan National Airport.
The skaters had all attended a national development camp in Wichita, Kansas, and some are as young as 13. Sara Machi reports.
A total of 40 bodies have been recovered from the site where a regional jet and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed Wednesday night. Charlie De Mar reports.
The tragedy has had a massive impact on Chicago's figure skating community. Sara Machi reports.
CBS News reported Thursday that at the time of eth crash, one air traffic controller was managing both airline traffic and helicopters — a job normally done by two people. Charlie De Mar reports.
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American Airlines has sent an updated statement and says 60 passengers and four crewmembers were on the flight, which started to Wichita and was about to land in Washington, D.C.
The flight was approaching Reagan National Airport at the time. Charlie De Mar reports on what we know.
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