Mid-air collision in Washington DC
A search for survivors is underway after an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided on the approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Reagan National Airport
Closed until 11:00AM EST
Wichita
Washington DC
U.S. Army Black Hawk
Training flight carrying three crew
WASHINGTON DC
VIRGINIA
MARYLAND
White House
Capitol
American Airlines Flight 5342 Bombardier CRJ701ER from Wichita, Kansas. 60 passengers and four crew
Flight path of AA 5342
Potomac River
Average depth 8m
Picture: @skzdalimit.aviation.channel (Instagram)
Sources: CNN, OpenStreetMap, FlightRadar24
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