00:00An American Airlines regional passenger jet and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided
00:05midair near Reagan-Washington National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday
00:10night, January 29.
00:12Officials did not release an official death toll, but U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas,
00:16where the flight originated, implies that everyone on board may have died.
00:21He says, quote,
00:22"...it's really hard when you lose probably over 60 Kansans simultaneously."
00:26CBS News reports that at least 18 bodies had been recovered.
00:30The midair collision happened as a passenger jet coming from Wichita, Kansas, was approaching
00:34Reagan for landing.
00:35Radio communications between Air Traffic Control and the Black Hawk reveal the helicopter crew
00:40was aware of the plane's proximity.
00:42American Airlines confirmed 64 people were on the jet, while the helicopter on a training
00:47flight had three soldiers on board.
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