Passenger plane forced to abort landing at DC airport the day before deadly plane crash
Upon first approach, Republic Airways Flight 4514 diverts from course, circles around, and lands during a second attempt at Reagan National Airport.
Audio captures aborted landing of plane from CT in D.C. due to helicopter traffic on day before crash
A plane flying out of Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, aborted landing due to helicopter traffic a day before the midair collision.
1 Day Before American Airlines Plane Crash, Another Jet Had to Abort First Landing at D.C. Airport: Report
One day before the midair crash in Washington, D.C., another collision was reportedly avoided near Reagan National Airport.
Day before D.C. plane crash, another jet had to abort first landing at Reagan National
The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.
Day Before Collision, Another Plane Aborted First Landing at Reagan to Avoid Helicopter
On Tuesday, a day before Wednesday’s fatal collision, a Republic Airways jet from Windsor Locks, Conn., was minutes away from landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport before it aborted its landing to avoid a helicopter in its way.
No survivors in plane crash at Washington's Reagan airport, authorities say
Twenty-seven bodies had been recovered from the downed plane, a Bombardier CRJ700 operated by PSA Airlines, and one had been recovered from the helicopter, a Sikorsky H-60, said the D.C. Fire and EMS Chief.
FAA plane, chopper nearly collided in 2018 incident near Reagan National Airport
The incident, newly uncovered by CBS News, closely mirrors what led up to the fatal collision of a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight.
Inside the grueling effort to recover the bodies of all 67 victims from the mangled wreckage of DC plane collision
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Traveler Learned About D.C. Plane Crash 20 Minutes Before Landing at DCA: 'It Was So Close' (Exclusive)
Paola Martinez tells PEOPLE she and her family were just 20 minutes away from landing on their Delta flight from Orlando International Airport to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., when the ...
New Angle of Black Hawk Crashing Into Plane Raises Questions
Two new videos of the fatal American Airlines crash on Wednesday night are adding to speculation about how it happened.
Crew, plane safe after Air Force B-52 makes emergency landing at Offutt Air Force Base
A 65-year-old B-52 Stratofortress landed safely at Offutt Air Force Base about two hours after declaring an emergency over ...
Every Crash Has Tragic Lesson, Says Pilot Famed for Hudson Landing
Chesley B. Sullenberger III said though flying was safer than ever, Wednesday’s crash showed the need for constant vigilance ...
I'm a pilot who's flown into DC's Reagan Airport for decades. Taking off and landing there can be extremely tough — here's what I think went wrong.
Retired Delta pilot Mark Stephens says there are two airports on the East Coast that he considers particularly dangerous: ...
Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high as it should have been.