One week after horrific crash, last pieces of jet being pulled from Potomac River: Updates
ARLINGTON, Va. − Crews returned to the Potomac River and forged ahead with a massive salvage effort on Wednesday, one week after a horrifying midair crash that killed all 67 people aboard a passenger jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter.
Remains of all D.C. plane crash victims recovered as crews pull parts of cockpit, tail from Potomac River
The pieces of wreckage recovered Tuesday were lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge with other parts recovered from the flight that took off from Wichita, Kansas, for Washington's Reagan National Airport with 60 passengers and four crew members on board. One of the pieces recovered earlier in the day showed a portion of the American Eagle logo.
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.
Investigators scan bottom of Potomac River for more wreckage from deadly DC midair collision
Investigators searching for wreckage from last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, conducted an overnight scan of the Potomac River where the aircraft fell using advanced imaging technology to map the riverbed and locate debris.
More remains of D.C. plane crash victims recovered from Potomac River as wreckage removal begins
Crews spent the weekend positioning cranes and other key equipment following last week's deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C.
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.
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 Wednesday night.
Bodies of all 67 DC midair plane crash victims recovered from Potomac River
The bodies of all 67 people killed when an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter collided at Reagan National Airport have been recovered, according to reports.
Crews lift first pieces of wreckage from Potomac River near DC after plane crash
The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to begin removing wreckage following the deadly collision of an Army helicopter and a passenger plane.
Watch: Fatal Crash Black Hawk Helicopter Pulled From Potomac River
The wreckage was recovered one week after a deadly collision with a passenger jet near Washington that killed 67 people.
Remaining large wreckage removed from the Potomac River from midair collision
Salvage crews have recovered the last large pieces of aircraft wreckage from the Potomac River on Thursday and are focusing on collecting small pieces from the crash site where 67 died.
55 victims in Washington, DC midair collision pulled from Potomac River as recovery operation continues
The bodies of 55 victims have been pulled from the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., following the midair collision between ...
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American Airlines plane extraction from Potomac begins
Salvage crews will remove the American Airlines plane from the Potomac River on Monday after it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter last week. All 60 passengers on American Airlines Flight 5342 ...
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FAA bars helicopters, planes from sharing air space over Potomac
Helicopters and airplanes are no longer allowed to share air space over the Potomac River near busy Reagan National Airport, ...
A timeline of last week’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
It has been nearly a week since a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair near Washington’s Ronald ...
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 ...
Recovery efforts intensify in Potomac as responders focus on retrieving plane's cockpit
More than 300 responders are taking part in a recovery effort on the Potomac River almost a week after a collision of a plane ...