Video: Second American Airways jet collided with Military chopper midair in US

A video of an American Airways regional passenger jet colliding midair with a US Military Black Hawk helicopter whereas on method to Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport has surfaced.

The clip reveals the lights of a PSA Airways jet approaching to land on the airport on Wednesday night time. Nevertheless, the aircraft is struck by the helicopter, which isn’t seen at nighttime, the visuals present. Each the planes then plummet following the collision.

In keeping with the FAA, PSA was working Flight 5342 for American Airways, which had departed from Wichita in Kansas. Airline sources stated 60 passengers have been scheduled to be on the jet.

In keeping with American Airways’s web site, the jet can carry as much as 65 passengers.

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas stated “we all know there are fatalities”, although he didn’t say what number of. A US Military official confirmed that one among its helicopters was concerned within the crash.

A number of businesses have been concerned in a search and rescue operation within the Potomac River, which borders the airport, police stated. All takeoffs and landings have been stopped as emergency personnel responded to the incident.

In an announcement, American Airways stated it was “conscious of studies that American Eagle flight 5342, operated by PSA, with service from Wichita, Kansas (ICT) to Washington Reagan Nationwide Airport (DCA) has been concerned in an incident”.

The corporate stated it could present extra data as quickly as extra details about the crash was obtainable.

(with inputs from Reuters)