But as Flight 5342 prepared to land on Runway 33, disaster struck. Over radio, air traffic controllers scrambled to divert other planes. When the pilots of those aircraft responded, they had ...
A new map created by the Hearst Television Data Journalism Team shows the approximate final locations of the American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk before colliding.The three ...
A total of 60 passengers and four crewmembers were onboard American Eagle Flight 5342, while three soldiers from Fort Belvoir were onboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when the two aircraft ...
Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty American Airlines announced on Friday that Flight 5342 would cease to exist for the carrier. The airline confirmed to PEOPLE that “Flight AA5342 will not be ...
Campos was the pilot of American Airlines Flight 5342, but he made an impact on many before the tragic day he died. Many wrote about their memories with Campos online. “I still remember the ...
Jada Alcindor shares her experience traveling through Reagan National Airport on Jan. 29 Courtesy of Jada Alcindor; Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Jada Alcindor was 10 minutes from boarding a flight out ...
American Eagle Flight 5342 was closing in on Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night when a Black Hawk Army helicopter crossed directly into its path of travel at around 9 p.m., the Federal ...
Among the 67 people killed in the collision on Wednesday night were two flight attendants. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) IAN EPSTEIN: My name is Ian, everybody. I am your flight attendant ...
On a recent flight to Miami, a pilot’s words just moments before takeoff offered assurance to a cabin of travelers rattled by Wednesday's midair collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and a ...