Virginia Plane Crash

 The US Army confirmed the plane came out of Fort Belvoir, an Army post in Virginia. “We can confirm that the aircraft involved in tonight’s incident was an Army UH-60 helicopter out of Fort ...  No one is believed to have survived after a plane and helicopter crashed in mid-air over Washington DC's Potomac River, officials say Sixty four people were on the American Airlines flight and ...  Emergency services operate at Gravelly Point, after American Airlines flight 5342 collided with a helicopter while approaching Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Wednesday.  Multiple agencies in Washington said they had received calls about a plane crash above the Potomac at 8:53 p.m. Washington’s fire emergency department said the plane had crashed into the river.  Search efforts continue after a plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.

 Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The deadliest recent crash took place on Feb. 12, 2009 near Buffalo, New York. That incident saw a Colgan Air Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane crashing into a house, killing everyone aboard including 45 passengers, two pilots and two flight attendants.  The last crash took place on Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed during landing near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing all 49 people onboard.  Search efforts continue after a plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.  No survivors are expected from the plane crash, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said. Crews are switching to a recovery operation. Twenty-eight bodies have been recovered, including 27 from ...