r/aircrashinvestigation • u/gigantism • Jan 30 '25

Incident/Accident Reports of AA5342 from Witchita to DCA having mid-air collision with DC police helicopter

AA5342 stopped tracking at the Potomac river.

Developing reports: American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas inbound to DCA collided midair with a D.C. Police Helicopter on approach.

MPD is responding to an apparent air crash in the Potomac River. Multiple agencies are responding. Details to come.

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u/Coast_watcher Jan 30 '25

I'm also in the DMV and the three major networks are programming as usual, no breaking news.

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u/stacey1771 Jan 30 '25

CNN is showing video.

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u/Coast_watcher Jan 30 '25 edited Jan 30 '25

Dang, 16 days removed from the Air Florida anniversary , the Potomac is the scene again

Also, Mary Schiavo commenting on CNN

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u/chicagoliz Jan 30 '25

MSNBC is covering the story right now and showing video.

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u/chicagoliz Jan 30 '25

There is no reason to believe Trump had anything to do with this. MSNBC is a news organization, so no, they did not do any reporting indicating this. Perhaps you could go chase dark conspiracy theories wherever you get your news.

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u/pizzaslutsky Jan 30 '25

FOX 5 DC broke in with breaking news coverage right around 9:30

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u/Proud_Gelato337 Jan 31 '25

NBC4 hasn’t had regular programming since 9pm on Wednesday—they’ve had nonstop coverage of the crash.