Trump briefed on Reagan National crash

January 29, 2025 Sightseers’ Delight News
An American Eagle Embraer E175LR lands at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on April 5, 2024. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)

UPDATED 6:22 a.m., Jan. 30

President Donald Trump has been briefed on this evening’s mid-air collision between a regional jet and a military helicopter.

“I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport. May God Bless their souls,” Trump said in a statement. “Thank you for the incredible work being done by our first responders. I am monitoring the situation and will provide more details as they arise.”

An American Eagle commuter flight, operated by PSA, flying from Wichita, Kansas, apparently collided with a helicopter as it landed at Washington Reagan National Airport this evening.

AA 5342 apparently was scheduled to have 60 passengers on board.

The regional jet was a Bombardier CRJ700, Fox News Channel reported. The helicopter was reportedly a military Sikorsky H-60.

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