Aircraft crash in DC: What to know in regards to the plane concerned

Aviation lawyer and former pilot Arthur Rosenberg discusses the aftermath of the American Airways and Black Hawk helicopter plane collision in Washington, D.C. on ‘The Big Money Show.’

A lethal midair collision involving an American Airways flight and an Military helicopter came about close to Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport on Wednesday evening.

The plane that collided within the tragic incident have been a Bombardier CRJ700 jet operated as American Eagle Flight 5342 by PSA Airways and a U.S. Military Sikorky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

A part of the wreckage is seen as rescue boats search the waters of the Potomac River after a airplane coming into Reagan Nationwide Airport crashed close to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 30, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP by way of / Getty Photos)

A complete of 67 folks have been within the two plane, with 64 flying on the regional jet and three service members manning the helicopter.

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Bombardier CRJ700 Bombardier CRJ-700 of American Airlines

A Bombardier CRJ700 of American Airways approaches the runway to land on Nov. 13, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Daniel Slim/AFP by way of Getty Photos / Getty Photos)

Bombardier first created CRJ700 jets over 20 years in the past.

Its CRJ700 program was bought by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries a number of years in the past. The plane is not made.

CRJ700s operated by PSA Airways have First, Predominant Cabin Further and Predominant cabin courses, in keeping with an August 2024 display screen seize of the airline’s web site from the Wayback Machine. They’ve capability for 65 passengers.

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The airline, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Airways, has used the plane sort since 2002. It counted 61 CRJ700s amongst its 141-plane fleet as of August 2024, PSA Airways’ web site confirmed.

They’re over 100 ft lengthy, in keeping with the airline. The dual-engine plane can fly as quick as 544 mph, in keeping with Easy Flying.

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 8: A U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies along the coast on November 8, 2024, in Laguna Beach, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

A U.S. Military Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies alongside the coast on Nov. 8, 2024, in Laguna Seashore, California. (Kevin Carter / Getty Photos)

That sort of helicopter has 4 blades and a twin-engine design. They boast a most gross weight of twenty-two,000 kilos, Lockheed Martin stated on its web site.

Sikorsky has produced Black Hawk helicopters because the ’70s.

Lockheed Martin, which is predicated out of Maryland, turned the proprietor of Sikorksy via a multibillion-dollar deal in 2015.

The highest of the helicopter downed in Wednesday’s midair collision was painted gold, the Wall Avenue Journal reported, citing a Division of Protection official.

Investigation into midair collision

The FAA, Nationwide Transportation Security Board and the Military are investigating the midair collision, with the NTSB taking level, in keeping with a press release from the Joint Job Drive-Nationwide Capital Area/U.S. Military Navy District of Washington.

Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River

Emergency response models search the crash website of the American Airways airplane on the Potomac River on Jan. 30, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Photos)

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Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, the NTSB had stated in an X put up that it had “launched a go-team to the aviation accident” for the PSA Airways Bombardier CRJ700 and Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.