
WASHINGTON D.C. — The skies above Washington, D.C. were witness to a horrifying sight when American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into an Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport Jan. 29.
Reports state the crash happened aROUND 9 pm ET about three miles south of the White House and U.S. Capitol.
The two AIRcraftS plummeted into the Potomac River, resulting in the deaths of all 67 passengers aboard both vessels. Recovery efforts of the wreckage and the passengers was still underway as of Jan. 31.
TIMELINE OF THE INCIDENT
The American Airlines jet out of Wichita, Kansas with about 60 passengers and four crew was preparing to land. At the same time, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter...