Jan 30, 2025, 11:09 AM EST
Reagan Airport resumes flights
Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has reopened Thursday morning, about 14 hours after the devastating crash.
Planes are now arriving and departing.
DC plane crash updates: 55 victims recovered and positively identified
All 67 people on board the plane and the helicopter were killed.
Last Updated: February 2, 2025, 4:59 PM EST
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors.
Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three soldiers were on the helicopter.
The collision happened around 9 p.m. when the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was on approach to the airport.
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Jan 30, 2025, 10:50 AM EST
Biden says he's praying for the victims' families
Former President Joe Biden wrote on social media that he's "praying for the families of the victims who tragically lost their lives in the plane and helicopter crash."
"We are immensely grateful to the brave first responders and emergency personnel on the scene," he added.
Former President Barack Obama wrote on social media, "Our hearts break for the families who lost loved ones in the tragic plane and helicopter crash."
"Michelle and I send our prayers and condolences to everyone who is mourning today, and we’re grateful to the first responders who are doing everything they can to help under extremely difficult circumstances," Obama said.
Jan 30, 2025, 10:40 AM EST
6 victims on plane were from Skating Club of Boston
Fourteen figure skaters returning home from U.S. Figure Skating’s national development camp in Wichita, Kansas, were on board the plane, according to Doug Zeghibe, CEO and executive director of the Skating Club of Boston.
"Of those 14 skaters, six skaters were from the Skating Club of Boston: two coaches, two teenage athletes and athletes’ moms," Zeghibe said.
The Skating Club of Boston identified those on board as: athlete Jinna Han with mom Jin Han; athlete Spencer Lane with mom Christine Lane; and coaches Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova.
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U.S. Figure Skating has said "several members of our skating community" were on board.
"We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy," the organization said.
-ABC News’ Alex Faul
Jan 30, 2025, 9:59 AM EST
Trump to speak at 11
President Donald Trump will hold a press briefing on the crash at 11 a.m. from the White House.
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