For you non aviator types that is the river between DC and VA 

Saying it's a military black hawk and a regional jet collision 

 

Was an ATC In the Navy and that was a fun job. 

 

Looks like 60 on board the plane. 

CRJ701 out of Wichita. Ran back the flight data. Was at around 400ft. May have initiated a clime right before impact, which would be indicative of a TCAS alert, but that could be wonky ADS-B data as it was showing 900ft.

At either rate, looks like it hit the water somewhere around 90-110kts (just a shade over 100mph).

not sure of the seating configuration, but  ballpark 60-80, but usually flights this late aren’t booked to capacity

 

 

Heard it on the scanner they were cutting out EMS 

Might be a survivor 

26 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Might be a survivor 

Hearing murmurings on OSINT Twitter that there may be up to 4. 
 

Edit: hearing 7 females, 5 males but not sure if rescued or recovered. 

2 hours ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Saying it's a military black hawk and a regional jet collision 

Trump signed an executive order, they are now just called Hawk Helicopters.
 

Sorry, it’s too soon I know. 🙈 

Everything i see says the injuries are to divers, no survivors.

 

 

That's a shame. Having grown up not far from there, I've flown into Reagan National many times, though back then it was just National Airport. You always hope for survivors, but in a case like this, I think that's unlikely. Hopeful, but unlikely. 

Horrible and sad

Statement from U.S. Figure Skating: 

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U.S. Figure Skating can confirm that several members of our skating community were sadly aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided with a helicopter yesterday evening in Washington, D.C. These athletes, coaches, and family members were returning home from the National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas

We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims’ families closely in our hearts. We will continue to monitor the situation and will release more information as it becomes available.

 

Terrible.

7 minutes ago, The_Omega said:

Terrible.

Thanks for the hot take, Mr. President.  Just what a President should be doing at a time like this.

 

22 minutes ago, The_Omega said:

Terrible.

Wow, what a PoS.

39 minutes ago, The_Omega said:

Terrible.

Bro, you're the president, not some dipsh** on Twitter.

1 hour ago, The_Omega said:

Terrible.

He’s the smartest, most outspoken second grader in every room he enters.

Too bad we can't prevent him from opening his damn mouth!!  Shameful statement.  Can't say I'm the least bit surprised.

Human error on part by the black hawk pilot?  Too soon to know of course.  Sorry to wake up to this news.  Two Russian skaters also on board.

1 hour ago, Paul852 said:

Bro, you're the president, not some dipsh** on Twitter.

This should be the tagline of his entire presidency. 

It seems to me that we've had a lot of near misses over the past year or 2. I kept fearing something like this would happen. 

2 hours ago, barho said:

Thanks for the hot take, Mr. President.  Just what a President should be doing at a time like this.

 

 

1 hour ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

Wow, what a PoS.

 

1 hour ago, Paul852 said:

Bro, you're the president, not some dipsh** on Twitter.

 

1 hour ago, MidMoFo said:

He’s the smartest, most outspoken second grader in every room he enters.

 

37 minutes ago, DiPros said:

Too bad we can't prevent him from opening his damn mouth!!  Shameful statement.  Can't say I'm the least bit surprised.

Human error on part by the black hawk pilot?  Too soon to know of course.  Sorry to wake up to this news.  Two Russian skaters also on board.