Officials recover 42 remains from Potomac River

Officials recover 42 remains from Potomac River as investigation into midair collision continues
Officials said on Saturday that they recovered 42 sets of remains amid the investigation into the Jan. 29 Potomac River midair collision, and plan on releasing more details in coming days.
The moments before 67 souls perished in a midair collision over the Potomac River
A regional jet departed Kansas and headed to one of the country’s most congested and complicated flight approaches, just south of the brightly illuminated marble monuments of Washington, DC. The journey ended as the deadliest US aviation disaster in nearly a quarter century.
Search for victims in D.C. plane crash continues in Potomac River; no survivors from disaster
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
DC plane crash: Search for bodies continues; officials to remove aircraft from Potomac
On Saturday, officials are bringing salvage equipment to help remove the passenger plane and helicopter and retrieve the rest of the bodies.
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
'Spray of sparks': Witness describes midair collision over Potomac River
While driving home, Ari Shulman said a "spray of sparks" in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair collision unfold.
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.
Conditions of DC’s Potomac River make recovery after plane crash difficult. Here’s why
Officials say the conditions of the Potomac River are complicating recovery efforts of the bodies of the 67 presumed dead in a mid-air collision between American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita and a military Black Hawk helicopter.
How water temps in the Potomac River impact recovery efforts for plane crash near DCA
A fter an American Airlines small eagle plane coming from Wichita, Kansas collided with a military helicopter midair before crashing into the Potomac River near D.C.'s Reagan Nati
Crews return to the Potomac to recover remains, clear wreckage after deadly midair collision
Recovery crews and divers searched the Potomac River for remains and cleared wreckage Saturday from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people. A Coast Guard cutter outfitted with a crane waited by the wreckage as occasional recovery team members slipped into the water amid a group of smaller emergency boats.
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 ...
Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings
Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Washington.
Potomac River
Officials: Likely no survivors from plane, Army helicopter crash in D.C. A passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter collided ...
‘So much more in her': Father grieves loss of wife, daughter in Potomac crash
A husband and father of two victims of the Potomac River aircraft crash says what was the perfect family life has become a ...
The Latest: Recovery and investigation underway in deadly aircraft collision over DC
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ ...
Live updates: Black boxes recovered, victims remembered in Potomac River air crash
Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the ...
Witnesses heard loud bang, saw sparks as aircraft fell into Potomac
The collision of American Eagle Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter was described as “horrific,” leaving eyewitnesses shaking.