Dad of pilot flying American Airlines jet that crashed speaks out
Jan 30, 2025 · Pete Hegseth: Military crew involved in American Airlines crash was 'fairly experienced' ... “I think the PSA jet was doing everything right.” ... Ian Epstein has been identified by his wife ...
“Elevation Issue” With UH-60 That Collided With CRJ700 Over …
Jan 30, 2025 · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that “there was some sort of elevation issue” with the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided in mid-air with a passenger airliner Wednesday night over the Potomac River that is now being investigated. ... as well as 64 aboard the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet, which was on its ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Announces Immediate …
The disaster unfolded when a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700, a regional jet operating on behalf of American Airlines, collided midair with a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac ...
Pentagon Probes Army Air Crash in Hegseth’s First Big Test - MSN
The regional jet flown for American Airlines Group Inc. was operated by subsidiary PSA Airlines. ... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon has begun a probe into the cause of a ...
Army Black Hawk helicopter was on a 'proficiency training flight'
Jan 30, 2025 · American Eagle Flight 5342 was operated by PSA Airlines, an Ohio-based regional subsidiary of American Airlines. ... Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a video statement posted to X on ...
Black Hawk involved in PSA Airlines crash was conducting a night ...
Jan 30, 2025 · Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth now says the rotorcraft and its crew were assigned to the US Army’s 12th Aviation Battalion – a VIP transport unit stationed at nearby Fort Belvoir, Virginia....
Soldiers on helicopter had night vision goggles: Hegseth
Jan 30, 2025 · The collision happened around 9 p.m. when the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was on approach to the airport. ABC News, Google Earth, Flightradar24, ADS-B Exchange ... Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a video message. "It was a fairly experienced crew that was doing a required annual night evaluation," Hegseth said. "They ...
Crash investigators looking at altitude, communication and …
6 days ago · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the helicopter was on an annual proficiency training flight. ... The PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 aircraft was flying at about 300 feet on final approach ...
D.C. Plane Crash Live Updates: Black Boxes Recovered From
Jan 30, 2025 · Sixty-seven people died in a collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter. ... 8 a.m. EST Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told ...
American Airlines crash in DC is carrier’s deadliest in years | Fort ...
Jan 29, 2025 · A PSA Airlines flight for Fort Worth-based American crashed in Washington’s Potomac River. It is the carrier’s most fatalities since 2001. ... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. He added ...