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The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) community in Virginia is reeling from an unthinkable tragedy after three students and six parents lost their lives in Wednesday’s catastrophic midair collision near Reagan National Airport. Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid confirmed the heartbreaking news in a statement, expressing deep sorrow and offering support to grieving families. “We are…
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Washington, D.C. – Grace Maxwell, a junior at Cedarville University in Greene County, Ohio, has been identified as one of the victims in the catastrophic midair collision that occurred Wednesday night over the Potomac River. The tragedy, which claimed the lives of all 60 passengers aboard American Eagle Flight 5342 and three U.S. Army personnel…
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Washington, D.C. – Grace Maxwell, a junior at Cedarville University in Greene County, Ohio, has been identified as one of the victims in the catastrophic midair collision that occurred Wednesday night over the Potomac River. The tragedy, which claimed the lives of all 60 passengers aboard American Eagle Flight 5342 and three U.S. Army personnel…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A devastating midair collision between an American Eagle passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport claimed the lives of 67 people on Wednesday night. Among the victims was Elizabeth Anne Keys, a 33-year-old Cincinnati native, who tragically perished on her birthday while returning to…
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Washington, D.C. – The heartbreaking final moments of Asra Hussain, one of the victims of the devastating mid-air collision between an American Eagle regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, have come to light. Just minutes before the fatal crash that claimed 67 lives, including hers, Asra sent a haunting final text to…
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Washington, D.C. — A devastating midair collision between a PSA Airlines-operated American Eagle Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has claimed the lives of all 67 people on board both aircraft, including Kiah Duggins, a former Miss Kansas contestant and a rising academic set to join Howard University as a professor.…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The devastating midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Eagle regional jet over Washington, D.C., has claimed the lives of multiple individuals, including Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves. Eaves, a highly skilled pilot serving in the United States Army, was among the crew members aboard the UH-60…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Authorities have confirmed that Ryan O’Hara, a U.S. Army Black Hawk crew chief, was among those killed in the catastrophic midair collision over the Potomac River involving American Eagle Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night. The crash has left no survivors and is now regarded…
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Washington, D.C. – A tragic midair collision between an American Eagle regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter claimed the lives of all passengers and crew aboard the civilian aircraft, including flight attendants Danasia Elder and Ian Epstein, as well as the pilots, Captain Jonathan Campos and First Officer Samuel Lilley. The…
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Final Moments of Flight 5342: Aviation Community Mourns the Loss of Crew and Passengers as Investigation into Catastrophic Midair Crash Continues WASHINGTON, D.C. – The pilots and flight attendants aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, which tragically collided midair with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, have been identified as investigators piece together the devastating…