American Airways Subsidiary Airplane Crashes Close to Washington DC

• PSA Airways flight 5342 collided midair with a helicopter close to Reagan Nationwide Airport and crashed.
• PSA Airways is a subsidiary of American Airways.
• American stated in a press release that 60 passengers and 4 crew members have been on board.

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed on Wednesday that PSA Airways flight 5342 collided midair with a helicopter throughout its remaining strategy into Washington D.C.’s Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport.

PSA is an American Airways wholly-owned subsidiary and operates regional flights on behalf American. The plane was a Bombardier CRJ700.

American Airways stated in a press release there have been 60 passengers and 4 crew members onboard.

“We’re involved with authorities and aiding with emergency response efforts,” the assertion stated.

The helicopter concerned was an Military Black Hawk, a number of retailers have reported. Three crew members have been on the Black Hawk, based on the New York Instances and CNN.

“We’re conscious of experiences that American Eagle flight 5342, operated by PSA, with service from Wichita, Kansas (ICT) to Washington Reagan Nationwide Airport (DCA) has been concerned in an incident,” American Airways instructed Enterprise Insider in a press release. “We’ll present data because it turns into obtainable.”

The airport was closed to all plane after the crash.

A DC Fireplace spokesperson couldn’t verify any fatalities however stated a “search and rescue operation is in progress.”

This marks the primary full loss airplane crash within the US since 2009 when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed over Buffalo, killing 49 onboard and one particular person on the bottom.

It is the third airplane crash since December. An Azerbaijan Airways Embraer airplane crashed, possible attributable to Russian air defenses. Thirty-eight folks died.

A number of days later, a Boeing 737 operated by Korean provider Jeju Airways crashed throughout touchdown in South Korea, killing 179 folks. Two folks survived. The investigation continues to be ongoing.

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