Investigators seek clues in deadly aircraft collision as divers return to frigid river to recover wreckage and remains
Crews in Washington, DC, working at the site of the deadliest aviation disaster in a generation are balancing two important missions: extracting parts of two aircraft that crashed and fell into the Potomac and searching for remains of victims within the wreckage,
Officials recover 42 remains from Potomac River as investigation into midair collision continues
Officials said on Saturday that they recovered 42 sets of remains amid the investigation into the Jan. 29 Potomac River midair collision, and plan on releasing more details in coming days.
Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from DC midair collision
Crews are on the scene on the Potomac River to retrieve the submerged wreckage of an airliner and an Army helicopter.
Crane aids in Potomac River wreckage recovery after deadly midair plane-helicopter crash
WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — Recovery crews used a massive crane Monday morning to lift wreckage from the Potomac River, days after a tragic midair collision between a plane and a helicopter left dozens dead.
Conditions of DC’s Potomac River make recovery after plane crash difficult. Here’s why
Officials say the conditions of the Potomac River are complicating recovery efforts of the bodies of the 67 presumed dead in a mid-air collision between American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita and a military Black Hawk helicopter.
DC plane crash salvage crews hope to recover jet's cockpit in Potomac
Wind gusts and tidal conditions could slow recovery operations today after the midair collision of a passenger plane and helicopter last week.
Search for victims in D.C. plane crash continues in Potomac River
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
Crashed plane engine removed from Potomac
Salvage crews pulled an engine from the downed American Airlines flight out of the Potomac River on Feb. 3. ↓ Read More
Crews lift first pieces of wreckage from Potomac River near DC after plane crash
Officials said the bodies of several victims remain in the plane's fuselage and their "dignified" removal is a main priority.
Amid search for victims, crews begin delicate removal of wreckage from the Potomac
Even as crews continued to comb the Potomac River for victims' remains, the Army Corp of Engineers began recovering the wreckage of the midair crash.
Plane extraction from Potomac River to begin on Monday
Crews are set to lift a catastrophically damaged jet that was involved in a deadly crash from the bottom of the Potomac River in Washington.
D.C. plane crash wreckage being removed from Potomac River
Crews spent the weekend positioning cranes and other key equipment following last week's deadly plane crash near Washington, ...
Body Found in Potomac River, Police Say No Connection to DC Plane Crash
Authorities said the death is not related to the American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter collision that happened on ...
The moments before 67 souls perished in a midair collision over the Potomac River
A regional jet departed Kansas and headed to one of the country’s most congested and complicated flight approaches, just ...
Airport workers arrested after Washington DC plane crash
After video appearing to be from an airport surveillance camera was shown on CNN last week in the wake of the fatal American ...
D.C. midair collision jet parts recovered from Potomac River
After last week’s deadly midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an army helicopter, crews have begun ...
Dozens who died over Washington shared a flight but each had their own story
Mourners are grasping to make sense of the random circumstances that put their friends and loved ones in harm's way when an ...
Artist drives 20 hours to build makeshift memorial to Potomac River victims
A Texas artist drove to the site of Wednesday’s deadly Potomac River crash to build a makeshift memorial to the 67 victims killed.
What we know after American Airlines plane crashes with Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C.
Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery ...