A tragic accident occurred at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, where an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter during landing, resulting in multiple fatalities. This incident raises concerns about air safety and the rarity of fatal commercial aircraft crashes in the U.S. The NTSB is investigating the incident.
An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching for landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, resulting in multiple fatalities. This incident marks a tragic event, as fatal crash es of commercial aircraft in the U.S. are exceedingly rare.
The deadliest recent crash occurred in 2009 near Buffalo, New York, when a Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane crashed into a house, killing all 45 passengers and four crew members. One person on the ground also perished. Wednesday's collision, involving a Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine plane and a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, took place over the Potomac River. Both aircraft fell into the water. This incident echoes the 1982 Air Florida flight crash into the Potomac, which resulted in 78 deaths. While fatal commercial air crashes are infrequent in the U.S., history records several devastating incidents. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports on some of the deadliest crashes since the Air Florida disaster:* **February 12, 2009:** A Colgan Air plane crashed near Buffalo, New York, claiming the lives of all 45 passengers, two pilots, and two flight attendants aboard the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane. Another person on the ground also died, bringing the total death toll to 50.* **August 27, 2006:** A Comair aircraft crashed during takeoff from Lexington, Kentucky, after departing from the wrong runway and running off the end. This tragic incident resulted in the deaths of two crew members and 47 passengers.* **November 12, 2001:** Shortly after takeoff, an American Airlines flight crashed into a residential area of Belle Harbor, New York. All 260 people on board perished.* **September 11, 2001:** Nearly 3,000 people were killed when 19 al-Qaeda hijackers took control of four jetliners. Two planes struck New York's World Trade Center, one hit the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the fourth crashed into a field in western Pennsylvania. This remains the deadliest terror attack in history.* **January 31, 2000:** An Alaska Airlines flight crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Anacapa Island, California. The crash claimed the lives of 83 passengers and five crew members.* **July 17, 1996:** A Trans World Airlines flight crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, en route to Paris, France. All 230 passengers on board perished, and the aircraft was destroyed.The NTSB continues to investigate the causes of all aviation accidents to prevent future tragedies and ensure the safety of air travel
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