What we know about the crash and investigation
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All 67 people aboard an
American Eagle flight from Kansas and an Army helicopter were killed
in a collision Wednesday night over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.
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The cause of the collision is unclear, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. A source familiar with the investigation told NBC News
a single air traffic controller
was atypically handling both planes and helicopters in the area.
- Investigators last night recovered two flight data recorders black boxes from the American Eagle jet and recovery teams are preparing to return to the river this morning.
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President Donald Trump
implied that diversity, equity and inclusion programs
could be the cause, although an investigation has only just begun.
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Among the passengers on the doomed flight were
elite figure skaters
returning from a training camp in Wichita, labor union members and beloved relatives.
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