67 People Involved In Collision Between CRJ700, Army Black Hawk
Helicopter In Washington (Updated)
Army Blackhawk confirmed to be
involved.
Updated Jan 30, 2025 1:08 AM EST
There were 60 passengers and four
crew aboard a PSA CRJ700 regional jet, American Airlines Flight 5342 that
collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, with three service members on
board, on short final for Reagan National Airport. The PSA flight was operated
on behalf of American Airlines and originated in Wichita. The plane ended up in
the Potomac.
Bodies have been pulled from the river and there were no reports of survivors as of 1 a.m. Nineteen inbound aircraft were diverted to Dulles. The airport will be closed until 11 a.m.
LiveATC audio below. Crash sequence
starts at 17:26 with ATC asking the helicopter (PAT25) if they have the RJ in
sight and to pass behind it.
Check audio embedded in the article here: https://tinyurl.com/4enr85dr
The FAA issued the following
statement an hour after the accident:
"A PSA Airlines Bombardier
CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 Blackhawk
helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport
around 9 p.m. local time. PSA was operating as Flight 5342 for American
Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas. The FAA and NTSB will investigate.
The NTSB will lead the investigation. We will provide updates as information
comes in."
A massive search and rescue
operation has been mobilized with boats, helicopters and dozens of emergency
vehicles on shore. The water temperature is reported in the 30s.
| Date: | Wednesday 29 January 2025 |
| Time: | 20:48 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA), Washington, DC -  United States of America |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:
PSA Airlines flight JIA5342, a Bombardier CRJ-701ER (N709PS), and a US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair and crashed into the Potomac River near Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA).
There were 64 people on board the plane and the three soldiers in the Army helicopter, according to American Airlines and a US defense official.
The CRJ-701ER was on a night time final approach to runway 33 at DCA at the time.
| Date: | Wednesday 29 January 2025 |
| Time: | 20:48 LT |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-701ER (CL-600-2C10) |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle, opb PSA Airlines |
| Registration: | N709PS |
| MSN: | 10165 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-8C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 64 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA/KDCA), Washington, DC - United States of America |
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, KS (ICT/KICT) |
| Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:
PSA Airlines flight JIA5342, a Bombardier CRJ-701ER (N709PS), and a US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, callsign PAT25, collided in midair and crashed into the Potomac River near Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA).
There were 64 people on board the plane and the three soldiers in the Army helicopter, according to American Airlines and a US defense official.
The CRJ-701ER was on a night time final approach to runway 33 at DCA at the time.
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