As one nation, we grieve for every precious soul that has been taken from us so suddenly,” Trump said at a press briefing Thursday. “Sadly, there are no survivors."
CBS reported that the crew of the commercial American Eagle jet was Charlotte-based. Debi Epstein, the former wife of flight attendant Ian Epstein, confirmed that he was killed in the air collision between the jet and a military helicopter.
Captain Jonathan Campos, 34, died after the plane collided with a Black Hawk helicopter. The four-person, Charlotte-based crew of the commercial plane, all 60 passengers, and the three people on the military helicopter all died, authorities said.
Officials said all 60 passengers aboard the plane, the four flight crew members and three soldiers in the helicopter are dead.
An American Airlines commercial flight and an Army Black Hawk chopper crashed midair on Jan. 29. Here are updates on this developing story.
Officials including Gov. Josh Stein and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles mourn the American Eagle flight crew from Charlotte who died in Washington D.C.
#Breaking: A Charlotte mother was killed in the tragic plane crash in DC, according to a GoFundMe page set up by friends. Wendy Shaffer leaves behind a husband, and two children ages 3 and 1. Please pray for this family and help them out if you can. https://t.co/ft4U8oFTXX
An American Eagle flight crew from Charlotte was onboard a plane that collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River by Washington, D.C., according to multiple media reports and at least one crew member’s family.
Residents and visitors were told to not touch or remove debris from the Potomac River, as the investigation into the midair D.C. plane crash remains ongoing.
Gov. Henry McMaster reacted to a deadly mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet.
Lilley was the first officer aboard the American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members that collided midair Wednesday night with an Army helicopter carrying three soldiers, legislators in Georgia said.
“This is undoubtedly the worst day of my life,” said Timothy Lilley, who also is a longtime pilot and served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot for 20 years, noting he flew similar routes in and out of the Pentagon.