{"id":2396970,"date":"2025-01-30T11:13:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/updates-horror-over-dc-black-hawk-helicopter-passenger-jet-collide-bodies-in-potomac-prayer-needed\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T11:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:15:16","slug":"updates-horror-over-dc-black-hawk-helicopter-passenger-jet-collide-bodies-in-potomac-prayer-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/updates-horror-over-dc-black-hawk-helicopter-passenger-jet-collide-bodies-in-potomac-prayer-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates: Horror Over DC &#8211; Black Hawk Helicopter, Passenger Jet Collide &#8211; Bodies in Potomac &#8211; Prayer Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fupdates-horror-over-dc-black-hawk-helicopter-passenger-jet-collide-bodies-in-potomac-prayer-needed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396970&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bodies-recovered-data-recorder-retrieved-at-plane-crash-site-along-potomac-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Bodies recovered, data recorder retrieved at plane crash site along Potomac - Washington Examiner\">tragic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-its-like-to-ride-in-a-b-17-flying-fortress\/\" title=\"What It\u2019s Like To Ride In a B-17 Flying Fortress\">midair collision<\/a> occurred<\/a> on Wednesday night \u2064between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near the Potomac River, resulting in\u200c the deaths of all 64 individuals on board, including 60\u200b passengers and four crew members of the plane, and three soldiers in the \u2063helicopter.\u2062 The jet was \u200capproaching Reagan National Airport from Wichita, Kansas, while the helicopter was conducting a training flight. <\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday morning, recovery efforts \u200brevealed\u2063 that at least \u206228 bodies had been retrieved\u2062 from the river.\u200d Washington D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly announced\u200b that they were transitioning from rescue to recovery operations, expressing little hope for survivors. <\/p>\n<p>The collision happened around 9 p.m., and prior to the incident, \u200can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">air traffic controller<\/a> had informed the helicopter about the approaching\u2062 plane and instructed it to \u200cpass behind the jet.Following the crash, wreckage appeared in the River, with\u2063 one \u200cwitness describing a \u2062fireball upon impact. The helicopter\u200b was based at Davison \u200dArmy airfield in\u200d Virginia, and the plane involved was a Bombardier\u2064 CRJ-701. Among the victims were elite American figure skaters and two Russian champions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>No one survived Wednesday night&rsquo;s midair collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that sent debris raining down upon the Potomac River<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines said 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard the plane when it collided with the Sikorsky H-60, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/arlington\/2025\/01\/small-aircraft-crashes-into-potomac-river-near-reagan-national-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTOP-FM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The plane, which was flying into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-boeing-manager-says-absolutely-not-fly-max-airplane-working-factory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington<\/a> from Wichita, Kansas, had been preparing to land at Reagan National Airport. The chopper, carrying three soldiers, was on a training flight.<\/p>\n<p>As of 8 a.m. Thursday, 28 bodies had been pulled from the Potomac.<\/p>\n<p>Washington D.C. Fire Chief, John Donnelly said Thursday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/airplane-crashes-shortly-after-takeoff-157-confirmed-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all aboard<\/a> both aircraft were killed.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t believe there are any survivors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will continue to work to find all the bodies and collect them and reunite them with their loved ones,&rdquo; Donnelly said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/live-updates-plane-crashes-potomac-river-collision-helicopter-reagan-n-rcna189942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Donnelly said earlier that about 300 responders had been searching for survivors, pulling debris, luggage, and bodies from the water.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-all-flights-halted-at-ronald-reagan-national-airport-after-passenger-jet-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collision<\/a> happened around 9 p.m. as the plane was approaching the airport, according to WTOP<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/see-radar-track-raises-questions-dc-air-crash-questions-trump-asked-immediately-afterward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flight tracking data<\/a> showed that Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine jet, was approaching for its landing at about 400 feet and a speed of 140 mph when it dropped suddenly.<\/p>\n<p>Less than 30 seconds before the collision, an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">air traffic controller asked<\/a> the helicopter if it was aware of the plane and advised it to &ldquo;pass behind the CRJ.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The collision came seconds later.<\/p>\n<p>The plane broke into two pieces after the chopper hit it, according to NBC.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was probably out in the middle of the river. I just saw a fireball, and then it was just gone,&rdquo; an audio transmission from the airport said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wreckage from the crash in the Potomac <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XDVpAmshlp\">pic.twitter.com\/XDVpAmshlp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1884845023033696585?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-hegseth-releases-tragic-news-black-hawk-discovered-upside-potomac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Hawk helicopter<\/a> was from Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion out of Davison Army Airfield in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Elite American figure skaters were on the downed passenger jet, U.S. Figure Skating said. Two Russian champion skaters were also aboard.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to WTOP-FM, American Airlines reported that there were 60 passengers and four crew members on board the plane when it struck the Sikorsky H-60 helicopter. The aircraft was approaching Reagan National Airport after flying from Wichita, Kansas, while the helicopter was conducting a training flight with three soldiers aboard. By Thursday morning, 28 bodies had been recovered from the river. Washington D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly stated that all individuals on both aircraft were killed and confirmed a shift from rescue to recovery efforts as they did not expect any survivors. He mentioned that approximately 300 responders had been involved in searching for victims amidst debris and personal belongings in the water. The Federal Aviation Administration indicated that the collision occurred around 9 p.m., just as Flight 5342\u2014a Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine jet\u2014was preparing to land at about 400 feet and traveling at 140 mph when it suddenly dropped. Less than half a minute before impact, an air traffic controller warned the helicopter to be aware of the approaching plane and advised it to pass behind it; seconds later, they collided, causing significant damage to both aircraft. Witnesses described seeing a fireball following the crash before everything vanished from sight. The Black Hawk belonged to Bravo Company of the 12th Aviation Battalion based at Davison Army Airfield in Fort Belvoir, Virginia; among those on board were elite American figure skaters along with two Russian champions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2396971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Flight-Wreckage.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[17418,49489,4865],"class_list":["post-2396970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dc","tag-helicopter-crash","tag-horror"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Flight-Wreckage.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396970"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396974,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396970\/revisions\/2396974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}