Report: Plane Crash at Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington

January 30, 2025 MeighTimbol News 0
BREITBART | Published January 30, 2025

An airplane has reportedly crashed at Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington, DC, grounding all takeoffs and landings.

Update: 1:00 a.m. ET: The fire chief reports the mission is moving from a rescue phase to a recovery phase. He confirms there were no survivors from the Wednesday-night crash.

Update: 1:00 a.m. ET: PRESS CONFERENCE:

  • Fire Department says 300 first responders are are carrying out a “highly complex operation.”
  • This flight route from Kansas direct to Reagan National (DCA) has only been operating for about a year.
  • Airport Authority says crews are providing support to families. American Airlines set up rooms for families and counselors. “We are in a rescue mode.”
  • Both aircraft are in the water. Divers are working both aircraft.
  • 64 people were on the American Airlines flight, and three crew members were on the helicopter.
  • FAA and NTSB will be conducting the investigation.
  • American Airlines number for family members is 1-800-679-8215.
  • Sen. Roger Marshall said, “When one person dies it’s a tragedy, but when many, many, many people die it’s an unbearable sorrow.”
  • No deaths were confirmed by officials during the press conference.
  • Washington Fire Chief John Donnelly said the water is “dark and murky.

Update: 12:35 a.m. ET: The Firefighters union president described the conditions being face by first responders attempting to locate survivors in the near-freezing temperatures of the Potomac.

ABC News reports this is the first major commercial crash in the United States since 2009. The last crash involved Colgan Air Flight 3407, which crashed near Buffalo, New York.

Late Wednesday night, President Trump posted his thoughts on the circumstances surrounding the tragic crash. “What a terrible night this has been. God bless you all!,” the president stated.

Update: 12:05 a.m. ET: American Airlines CEO Robert Isom released a video statement on the crash of their regional jet.

An alleged recording of ATC radar shows the CRJ appearing to make a left-hand turn as it turned on final toward runway 33. The turn sends the CRJ directly into the helicopter PAT-25. Collision alert indicators appear to go off shorty before the crash.

Update: 12:05 a.m. ET: An audio recording of what appears to be a conversation between an air traffic controller and first responder dispatchers indicates the aircraft crashed in to the Potomac. “I just saw a fireball and then it was just gone.” She said the crash occurred about a half mile of the approach end of runway 33.

Update: 12:05 a.m. ET Thursday:  A video posted on X by Nick Sortor appears to be taken from that passenger terminal. The crash can been side in the background as an American Airlines aircraft taxis in the foreground.

The FAA reports that Reagan National will be closed until at least 5 a.m. on Friday, January 31.

Multiple news outlets report that 18 bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River.

Update: 11:55 p.m. ET: Nick Sortor is now reporting from radio traffic that 19 bodies have been recovered from the crash scene. While NBC reported the recovery of four survivors, CNN says police told them that no survivors had been rescued.

;”>Update: 11:30 p.m. ET: 

Joint Task Force-National Capitol Region media chief Heather Chairez told CNN’s Natasha Bertrand, “We can confirm that the aircraft involved in tonight’s incident was an Army UH-60 helicopter from Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, out of Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir during a training flight. We are working with local officials and will provide additional information once it becomes available.”

A closeup video published on X shows what appears to be the Black Hawk approaching the CRJ jet from the left of the screen. The faint dot of the helicopter continues to approach and eventually collides with the CRJ. An explosion ensues and both aircraft fall from the sky.

Another view from a dashcam of a vehicle pulling into Reagan National.

Vice President JD Vance asked for prayers for everyone involved in the collision. “We’re monitoring the situation, but for now let’s hope for the best,” the vice president wrote.

 

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An explosion is captured in the sky after a helicopter hit a passenger jet flying from Reagan International Airport in Washington DC on Jan. 29, 2025. – Kennedy Center webcam video
THE GATEWAY PUNDIT | Published January 30, 2025

A civilian aircraft carrying approximately 60 passengers collided with a military helicopter near Washington D.C. Reagan National Airport (DCA).

As Patty McMurray reported moments ago — There was a massive crash this evening in Washington DC after a helicopter collided with a passenger jet leaving Reagan International Airport in Washington DC.

Numerous casualties are being reported.

Conservative Charles A Downs lives near the Reagan National Airport and reported hearing a massive “boom” only minutes ago. According to Downs, all flights at the airport have been canceled.

 

All flights were cancelled following the devastating crash.

A video from the Kennedy Center webcam captured the explosion in the air.

 

The video shows the helicopter tracking across the sky heading in the direction of the passenger jet.

The helicopter flies right into the jet before the explosion.

The lights from the helicopter is seen before it collided with incoming flight at Reagan International Airport in Washington DC.

It makes you wonder if this was on purpose?

UPDATE (9:00 PM CST)

Here is the latest:

• It was an American Airlines flight Number 5342 from Wichita, Kansas inbound to Reagan International Airport.

• A police helicopter crashed into the incoming AA flight.

• The helicopter was a Blackhawk helicopter

• According to the Metropolitan Police Department, no casualties have been confirmed at this time.

 

 

 

UPDATE (9:34 PM CST)

Sen. Ted Cruz, who chairs the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, confirmed that there were fatalities in the collision.

“I am closely monitoring the situation at DCA, and I will receive a briefing from the FAA tomorrow. While we don’t yet know how many on board were lost, we know there are fatalities. Please join Heidi and me in praying for all involved as the search and rescue is underway,” Ted Cruz wrote.

 

Vice President J.D. Vance also released a statement:

“Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening. We’re monitoring the situation, but for now let’s hope for the best.”

 

UPDATE (9:42 PM CST)

The audio transcript from air traffic control was released.

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The communication highlights the critical moments of coordination between air traffic controllers and the aircraft involved.

Transcript Excerpt:

  • Traffic Control:  “PAT25 do you have the CRJ in sight?”
  • “Did the tower see that?” another pilot is heard asking just seconds after the apparent collision.

 

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