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DC plane crash victims: What we know about those aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, Army Black Hawk

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Dozens of people are dead after a regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., officials said, the nation's first major commercial airline crash since 2009.The aircraft went down in the frigid Potomac River, breaking into...

DC plane crash: A timeline of the deadly collision

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Dozens of people are presumed dead after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday night.The Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet and Black Hawk helicopter both crashed into the icy Potomac River...

I lost everything: Wife of skating coach killed in DC plane crash speaks out

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Natalya Gudin and her husband, Alexandr Kirsanov, who coached two young figure skaters aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, had a choice to make before the plane took off: Who would go and who would stay.The couple decided Kirsanov would fly to Wichita,...

Hearts are heavy: 14 figure skaters among victims of DC plane crash

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Figure skaters and coaches returning from the recent U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight

Shower of sparks: Witness describes midair collision over Potomac River

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- While driving home Wednesday night on the George Washington Parkway near Ronald Reagan National Airport, Ari Shulman said a "spray of sparks" in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and...

Some government employees dismayed after Musk jokes about buyout offer

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After the Trump administration offered two million federal employees buyouts on Tuesday, Elon Musk -- the world's richest man and the architect of Trump's effort to reduce the size of the government -- took to his own social media platform to boast...

Devastated: Figure skaters, coaches aboard flight that collided with Black Hawk over DC

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Figure skaters and coaches returning from the recent U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, officials said.The U.S. Figure Skating organization confirmed that "several members" of the...

DC plane crash marks first major commercial crash in US since Buffalo crash in 2009

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The crash involving a regional aircraft and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday marks the first major commercial crash in the United States since 2009.The last crash took place on Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air...

What to know about the deadly American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter collision

Thursday, January 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A regional American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night in the nation's first major commercial airline crash since 2009.There are confirmed fatalities from the collision, law enforcement sources familiar with the ongoing...

Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison on corruption charges

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge sentenced a tearful former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison Wednesday on corruption charges

DC plane crash victims: What we know about those aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, Army Black Hawk

DC plane crash: A timeline of the deadly collision

I lost everything: Wife of skating coach killed in DC plane crash speaks out

Hearts are heavy: 14 figure skaters among victims of DC plane crash

Shower of sparks: Witness describes midair collision over Potomac River

Some government employees dismayed after Musk jokes about buyout offer

Devastated: Figure skaters, coaches aboard flight that collided with Black Hawk over DC

DC plane crash marks first major commercial crash in US since Buffalo crash in 2009

What to know about the deadly American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter collision

Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison on corruption charges

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