Blackhawk Helicopter Crashes with American Airlines Plane

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Tragedy in the nations capitol over night as an American Airlines plane collided with an Army Blackhawk Helicopter upon landing at Reagan International Airport.

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00:00Tragedy in the nation's capital overnight as an American Airlines regional plane collided

00:05with an Army Black Hawk helicopter upon landing at Reagan International Airport.

00:10Both crashed in the Potomac River. No survivors have been found.

00:14The American Eagle plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members,

00:18the Black Hawk helicopter carrying three members of the military.

00:22Officials have confirmed it's now moved from a rescue to a recovery mission,

00:26meaning all 67 are presumed dead.

00:29The helicopter was on a training flight out of Virginia.

00:33The passenger plane took off from Wichita, Kansas.

00:36Several members of the U.S. figure skating community were aboard the flight

00:40following the U.S. figure skating championship in Wichita.

00:44Six with ties to the skating club of Boston were aboard the flight,

00:49including two 16-year-old skaters and their moms.

00:53Russian figure skaters and coaches have also been confirmed to have been on the flight.

00:59Less than 30 seconds before the crash, air traffic controller asked the helicopter

01:04if it saw the arriving plane, then asking it to, quote, pass behind the plane.

01:11This particular runway at Reagan International is the busiest in the country.

01:15It's the first commercial air crash since February 2009.

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