Crime & Safety
MSP Airport Flights To And From Reagan National Canceled Thursday After Deadly D.C. Crash
Officials say American Eagle Flight No. 5342 was approaching a runway at about 9 p.m. when it crashed into a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.
Updated on: January 30, 2025 / 7:51 AM CST
MINNEAPOLIS — Multiple flights between Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport have been canceled Thursday following the deadly collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night.
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Officials say American Eagle Flight No. 5342 was approaching a runway at about 9 p.m. when it crashed into a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter. Sixty passengers and four crew members were on the plane, while three soldiers were in the helicopter. Officials believe there are no survivors.
Officials announced Thursday morning that 27 bodies have been recovered so far from the plane and one from the helicopter.
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Crews investigate wreckage in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. near Reagan National Airport after an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter collided Wednesday night/CBS News
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