Airplane-helicopter collision (3). The sheet by ASN
The technical details of the aircraft
Below a summary sheet by Aviation Safety Network about the collision in flight happened in the skies of Washington between an airplane operated by PSA on behalf of American Airlines, and a helicopter of the US Army.
| Date: | Wednesday 29 January 2025 |
| Time: | 20:48 LT |
| Type: | Bombardier CRJ-701ER (CL-600-2C10) |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle, opb PSA Airlines |
| Registration: | N709PS |
| MSN: | 10165 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-8C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 64 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA/KDCA), Washington, DC - United States of America |
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, KS (ICT/KICT) |
| Destination airport: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB, National Transportation Safety Board |
| Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
PSA Airlines flight JIA5342, a Bombardier CRJ-701ER (N709PS), and a US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair and crashed into the Potomac River near Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA).
There were 64 occupants on board the plane and the three soldiers in the Army helicopter, for a total of 67 people, according to American Airlines and a US defense official reported it.
The CRJ-701ER was on a night time final approach to runway 33 at DCA at the time.
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