A collision between a small passenger plane and a helicopter occurred on the 29th (local time) at Ronald Reagan Airport, a domestic airport near Washington, D.C., resulting in a crash, and U.S. fire authorities stated that there appear to be no survivors.
John Donnelly, the head of fire and emergency response in Washington, D.C., said at a news conference on the 30th, "At this time, we do not believe there are any survivors from this incident," and "We have found 27 bodies from the crashed plane and 1 body from the helicopter." It is reported that the downed passenger plane had 60 passengers and 4 crew members, while 3 soldiers were on board the helicopter.
Earlier, U.S. NBC reported on the 30th, citing multiple sources, that over 30 bodies had been recovered from the Potomac River where the passenger plane and helicopter crashed and search and recovery operations are ongoing.
A small passenger plane operated by PSA Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines, crashed around 8:53 p.m. on the 29th after colliding in mid-air with a Sikorsky H-60 (Black Hawk) helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington, D.C. Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River.