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Crews begin lifting wreckage from D.C. crash out of Potomac River
Crews began lifting pieces of the American Airlines regional jet that crashed into the Potomac River after last week's midair collision with an Army helicopter. Kris Van Cleave has the details.CBS News - 5h -
Crews remove first pieces of plane crash wreckage from Potomac River
Crews have removed the first pieces of wreckage from the American Airlines plane that collided midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C., last week. CBS News senior ...CBS News - 5h -
Salvage crews recover airplane wing, engine and fuselage from Potomac River after deadly DC crash
Black boxes from both the airplane and helicopter involved in last week’s deadly crash have been recovered by the NTSB as salvage crews continue to pull the wreckage from the Potomac River. NBC ...NBC News - 9h -
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.ABC News - 5h -
American Airlines engine, fuselage lifted from Potomac in recovery efforts of D.C. crash victims
Crews began the complex job of lifting American Airlines Flight 5432 from the Potomac River after it collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter in the Washington, D.C., area.NBC News - 7h -
Crews Lift Wreckage From D.C. Plane Crash Out of Potomac
Salvage workers removed an engine and the fuselage of the passenger jet that crashed into the river last week after colliding with a U.S. Army helicopter.The New York Times - 8h -
Washington DC plane crash: crews remove large portion of jet from river
Authorities continue investigation after 67 people killed in collision of army helicopter and commercial jet . Salvage crews have removed a large portion of a commercial jet from the Potomac River ...The Guardian - 10h -
Watch: Plane wreckage pulled from Washington DC river
Crews lift the American Airlines’ plane wreckage from last week’s fatal crash out of the Potomac River.BBC News - 12h -
At least 12 bodies still missing from D.C. plane crash, officials say
Recovery efforts for the remains of those involved in the Washington, D.C., plane-helicopter collision continue. Officials say they are still combing the debris for at least 12 bodies. CBS News' ...CBS News - 13h -
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, D.C.CBS News - 13h -
Inside operations to remove wreckage of D.C. midair crash from Potomac River
Salvage operations are underway Monday to remove an American Airlines plane's fuselage from the Potomac River following its midair collision with an Army helicopter last week. Search crews hope ...CBS News - 14h -
Crews to remove American Airlines plane from Potomac River soon
Operations to begin pulling from the Potomac River the wreckage of an American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter could start as soon as Monday. The remains of 55 of the 67 people ...CBS News - 17h -
Families of victims of deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., visit wreckage site
Under a police escort, the families of the 67 people killed in last week's midair collision gathered near the site of the wreckage, just outside of Washington, D.C. CBS News senior transportation ...CBS News - 17h -
Crews Move Closer to Recovering All Bodies in D.C. Crash
Remains of 55 of the 67 victims have been recovered, officials said on Sunday as they prepared to lift the wreckage of the jet out of the Potomac River on Monday.The New York Times - 1d -
Passengers, crew killed in 'high-impact' air ambulance crash in Philadelphia identified
Authorities said a seventh person, who had been in a car at the time of the crash, has died. Their identity has not yet been released.The Hill - 1d -
55 D.C. crash victims positively identified; wreckage removal to begin Monday
Family members of the victims of the Potomac collision gathered at the site of the crash this morning for a memorial to honor their loved ones, according to an official familiar with the service.NBC News - 1d -
Crews awaiting equipment to pull plane fuselage from Potomac River
Crews have recovered 41 bodies from the wreckage of the American Airlines regional jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter sitting in the Potomac River. Now, they're waiting for additional equipment to ...CBS News - 3d -
From the archives: 1982 Air Florida plane crash into icy Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge and plunged into the icy Potomac River near Washington, D.C., killing 70 passengers and four crew members. CBS News' Dan ...CBS News - 3d -
Clues From D.C. Plane Crash Suggest Multiple Failures in Aviation Safety
Clues emerging from the moments before an Army helicopter collided with a passenger jet suggest breakdowns in the system meant to help aircraft land safely at the busy Reagan National Airport.The New York Times - 3d -
Officials still working to recover remaining bodies from midair D.C. plane crash
Work is continuing in the Potomac River to recover bodies from Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has more.CBS News - 3d -
Helicopter crew in midair crash was training in case of capital attack
New information is coming out about the operation the Army helicopter was on when it collided Wednesday with an American Airlines plane. CBS News national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has ...CBS News - 3d -
Father of helicopter crew chief in D.C. crash reacts to Trump's blame of DEI
Reaction to President Trump's comments about DEI and the Washington, D.C., plane crash is coming from Gary O'Hara, the father of Ryan O'Hara who was crew chief on the Black Hawk helicopter that ...CBS News - 3d -
Latest details on D.C. plane crash, ATC conditions, chopper crew and Trump reaction
The investigation is ongoing in the wake of Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter above Washington, D.C. CBS News' Skyler Henry, Charlie D'Agata and ...CBS News - 3d -
NTSB combs Potomac River for evidence of what led to deadly midair collision near D.C.
Nearly 50 NTSB investigators will be searching the Potomac River for evidence to piece together what led to Wednesday night's deadly midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and ...CBS News - 3d -
What Caused a Crash Into the Potomac? For Trump, It Was Diversity.
In a briefing that recalled his most extreme first term remarks, President Trump said without any evidence that diversity initiatives caused the midair collision.The New York Times - 4d -
What we know about the D.C. plane crash as NTSB investigation begins
The National Transportation Safety Board took questions after holding a press briefing on the collision above the Potomac River involving an American Eagle passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter ...CBS News - 4d -
CBC blasts Trump's DEI comments after Potomac plane crash
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Thursday sharply criticized President Trump for casting blame for the fatal plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on diversity, equity and ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump lashes out at Biden, DEI efforts after D.C. plane crash
President Donald Trump, without offering evidence, said the collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter "could have been" due to DEI.CNBC - 4d -
Leaderless FAA begins investigation of Washington plane crash
Former chief resigned 10 days ago, after Elon Musk, a close adviser to Donald Trump, called for him to quit. Washington DC plane crash – latest updates First confirmed victims include figure ...The Guardian - 4d -
Pilot reacts to D.C. plane crash
Four crew members are among the people presumed dead after a passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter above the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Mike Coffield, a retired commercial pilot, ...CBS News - 4d -
How crews are searching the D.C. plane crash site
Officials from several federal agencies are combing the Potomac River where wreckage from a passenger jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter fell after colliding in the Washington, D.C., skies. CBS ...CBS News - 4d -
Axelrod rips Trump’s 'craven' remarks on deadly Potomac crash
Democratic strategist David Axelrod sharply criticized President Trump for “craven” remarks in the aftermath of the plane crash in Washington, D.C. “Even as the hunt for bodies continues, and ...The Hill - 4d -
Hegseth, Trump on D.C. plane crash
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Trump are speaking out about the plane crash involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. Some questions are emerging about the ...CBS News - 4d -
Deadly plane crash in D.C.'s Potomac River after midair collision with helicopter
Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.CBS News - 4d -
FirstFT: Rescuers search for survivors in the Potomac River
Also in today’s newsletter, SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25bn in OpenAI, and London’s gold shortageFinancial Times - 4d -
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Watch: EarthCam video shows explosion over Potomac River
EarthCam footage appears to show an explosion over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. This happened amid reports that a regional jet collided in midair with a helicopter while on approach to ...NBC News - 5d -
Small Plane Crashes in Potomac River Near Reagan National Airport
The airport said on social media thatThe New York Times - 5d -
Trump arrives in D.C. as days of inaugural celebrations begin
Trump boarded his plane from Palm Beach, Florida to head to the nation's capital.CBS News - Jan. 18 -
Jimmy Carter begins final journey to Washington, D.C.
Former President Jimmy Carter's final journey to Washington, D.C., has begun after the lying in repose at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Carter will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol until ...CBS News - Jan. 7