Potomac River, plane crash

Remains of all D.C. plane crash victims recovered as crews pull parts of cockpit, tail from Potomac River
The pieces of wreckage recovered Tuesday were lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge with other parts recovered from the flight that took off from Wichita, Kansas, for Washington's Reagan National Airport with 60 passengers and four crew members on board. One of the pieces recovered earlier in the day showed a portion of the American Eagle logo.
43 years ago, another D.C. plane crash and dramatic rescue on the Potomac River
The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 aboard the flight survived.
DC plane crash isn’t first along Potomac River. How 1982 collision reshaped US flight
I don’t know of any other accident that has had this amount of impact on aviation but also in other industries,” one expert said of the 1982 crash.
Search for victims in D.C. plane crash continues in Potomac River
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
Plane crash: What we know after American Airlines plane, Army helicopter crash into Potomac River
More than 30 bodies have been recovered, two sources told NBC News, and a frantic search and rescue mission to find crash victims in the icy Potomac river remains underway.
Bodies of all 67 DC midair plane crash victims recovered from Potomac River
The bodies of all 67 people killed when an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter collided at Reagan National Airport have been recovered, according to reports.
Body Found in Potomac River, Police Say No Connection to DC Plane Crash
Authorities said the death is not related to the American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter collision that happened on Wednesday night.
All victims from Potomac River plane crash recovered
Every victim involved in the American Airlines commercial plane collision with a military helicopter last week has been recovered. Officials announced Tuesday that the remains of 67 people — 64 from the plane and three from the helicopter — have been recovered.
Divers returning to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century
DC Plane Crash Fatalities Confirmed as Rescuers Scour Potomac River
The midair crash occurred before 9 p.m. local time when a Bombardier CRJ700 jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a Black Hawk helicopter.
'Major' wreckage from Black Hawk helicopter and plane collision pulled from the Potomac
All of the "major" pieces of wreckage from the collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines Flight 5342 have been cleared from the Potomac River, officials said.
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DC plane crash: Potomac River divers' search for bodies complicated by conditions out of their control
As recovery efforts on the Potomac River continue after a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American ...
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Crews hoist jet wreckage from Potomac, easing path to recover remains
After the Wednesday night crash, flights at the airport resumed midday Thursday, and the facility returned to its normal operations Friday. Dean Naujoks, the Potomac Riverkeeper, knows the river ...
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Survivor of 1982 DC plane crash credits pilot school lesson with saving his life
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