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.

Map of the area around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the layout of Runway 33, which the regional American Airlines jet was approaching at the time of the collision with the Army Black Hawk helicopter, according to officials.
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Jan 30, 2025, 8:12 PM EST

Runway 33 at DCA closed until Feb. 7

The runway American Airlines flight 5342 was headed towards before the deadly midair collision on Wednesday will be closed for the next week, according to a notice sent to pilots obtained by ABC News.

Runway 33 at DCA will be closed until Feb. 7, the notice said.

Jan 30, 2025, 6:52 PM EST

Black boxes from American Airlines plane recovered: Source

The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder -- known as black boxes -- from the American Airlines plane have been recovered and are en route to the National Transportation Safety Board lab, per a source with direct knowledge.

-ABC News' Sam Sweeney

Jan 30, 2025, 6:09 PM EST

Wichita to DC service set to resume Friday evening

American Airlines' Wichita to DCA direct flight service, which operates once a day, marked its one-year anniversary earlier this month before Wednesday's deadly midair collision.

Wichita airport officials say the service, which was canceled this evening in the wake of the crash, is scheduled to resume Friday evening.

-ABC News' Mola Lenghi

Jan 30, 2025, 6:00 PM EST

Flight manifest may be made public by Friday: Kansas governor

A flight manifest from American Airlines flight 5342 may be made public by Friday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly told reporters during a briefing, based on her conversations with the airline.

This process has been delayed while the airline notifies all victims' next of kin, including ones who live overseas, she said.

At this point, it's unclear how many victims were from Kansas, according to Wichita Mayor Lily Wu. One family arrived at Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport last night seeking information about their loved one on the flight, though so far no other families here in Wichita have reached out to her office, she said during Thursday's briefing.

-ABC News' Mola Lenghi

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