All 67 Victims From Tragic DC Plane-Helicopter Crash Recovered, Officials Say
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All 67 Victims From Tragic DC Plane-Helicopter Crash Recovered, Officials Say

Officials said all 67 victims of the tragic mid-air collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines airplane have been recovered. Only one of the bodies remains unidentified. Bodies of all 67 DC midair plane crash victims recovered from Potomac River https://t.co/QwqxcyOHv5 pic.twitter.com/CsTncLGuf0 — New York Post (@nypost) February 4, 2025 Per NBC News: Search and recovery efforts are over after the crash last Wednesday, with 66 people identified, according to a statement Tuesday from D.C. officials. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is still working to identify the final victim. Officials called it a “significant step” to bringing closure following the tragic collision. “Our hearts are with the victims’ families as they navigate this tragic loss,” the statement said. “We extend our deepest condolences and remain committed to supporting them through this difficult time.” Authorities will now turn to clearing the wreckage from the Potomac River. The National Transportation Safety Board is still investigating the cause of the crash from Wednesday night, when American Airlines Flight 5342 traveling from Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside of Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. 60 of the deceased individuals were passengers on the commercial flight, with four flight crew members. The remaining three victims were soldiers on the Black Hawk helicopter. RIP: All 67 victims have been recovered from the Potomac River following a deadly mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter last week. pic.twitter.com/rmZCNE6eEl — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 4, 2025 BREAKING: All 67 victims killed in the helicopter and plane collision over Washington, D.C., have been recovered from the Potomac River, officials announced. https://t.co/YQIztR7YGe pic.twitter.com/tG5AEItIAT — ABC News (@ABC) February 4, 2025 Fox News reports: Officials have been at the debris site in the river since shortly after the collision between a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner operating under PSA Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines. The plane’s flight data recorder indicated that it was struck at 325 feet by the helicopter on Wednesday night, and that prior to impact, there was a change in the aircraft’s pitch, according to preliminary information released on Saturday. “Currently, the CRJ (plane) based on the data recorder at the time of impact was 325 feet, plus or minus 25 feet,” National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Todd Inman said at a Saturday news conference. “And for those who follow this closely, that is a corrected altitude.” “I can tell you at one point, very close to the impact, there was a slight change in pitch, an increase in pitch,” he added later, when asked whether the plane pulled up. While air traffic control data had the plane’s altitude at 200 feet at impact, Inman said they “have not finalized that and need to get more granularity to it,” and that data from the Black Hawk’s recorder is also needed to answer for the apparent 100-foot difference in altitude.