Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
First responders have recovered at least 28 bodies from the Potomac River after the midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter
Officials said 28 bodies have been recovered from the crash involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter
D.C. fire boats as well as police helicopters are conducting search and rescue efforts on the Potomac River
Firefighters tried to put out the fire at the main crash site but withdrew after an explosion forced them back
The 47-minute clip shows smoke and dust rising from the craft as it spins down the runway then zooms in as passengers slide down emergency chutes
John Meffert was driving when part of the plane hit his car as it crashed on the freeway
The pilot was a 62-year-old man, and his passenger was a 55-year-old female, said Paul Fox, an officer and a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash
Soon after the plane went down investigators came to believe its left wing probably struck a tree
The helicopter was going through a training flight when it went down
Surveillance video from a nearby business shows the moment of impact and then a huge fireball
About three dozen firefighting vehicles rushed to the scene; nearby houses were blackened by smoke
Officials said the pilot told air traffic controllers before the crash that he was having an issue with the airplane’s autopilot feature
The helicopter crashed during a training flight; the cause of the crash is under investigation
Stacey Pierce survived the fiery crash and was seriously injured while her parents were both killed
Firefighters entered one of the burning houses and pulled out a plane passenger, who was unconscious
Police and paramedics rushed to the crash site, where firefighters doused the flames
No one else was in the plane; officials are investigating the cause of the crash
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Footage from the scene showed the plane’s nose stuck inside a brick house and large chunks of debris scattered around
Terry Andres, 62, was traveling with his wife on vacation when he was shot
The gunman was taken into custody after throwing his empty weapon down and lying spread-eagle on the ground, one witness said
Heavy rainfall and low visibility grounded helicopters and complicated search and rescue efforts
Tiffany Urresti was a former hospital ER nurse who dreamed for years of working as a flight nurse
One piece of the disk was found in a UPS warehouse 2,920 feet south of the plane and another piece was found about 0.3 miles north of the plane on airport property
One passenger said the plane was speeding down the runway when she heard an explosion and saw flames and black smoke.
The man drove around barricades before crashing into the helicopter and hitting a fire truck
Two people aboard the plane were not injured after the plane caught fire and its landing gear collapsed
The Mi-8 helicopter went down during a training mission late Wednesday, killing the chief of a Russian aviation center
Fire officials said no passengers were aboard the plane at the time
Passengers on the plane said they saw and smelled smoke; water and a fire extinguisher was used to put out the smoke
At one point after coming to a stop, part of the plane exploded into a bright orange fireball
All crew members were killed in the crash; rescue teams have decoded the plane’s black box
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