For many, the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, like the one involved in the Wednesday collision over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is familiar for one reason: the 2001 movie "Black Hawk Down ," based on the 1993 shooting down of U.S. Black Hawk helicopters during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.
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Everything we know so far about the American Airlines jet that crashed into a Black Hawk helicopter
Who was on the American Airlines plane that crashed in Washington? Everything we know about possible survivors of flight 5342
Two former Russian figure skating champions were among the passengers as a Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the aircraft, resulting in dozens of fatalitie
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Some victims in deadly Washington, DC, plane crash ID'd; airline tied to Ohio. What we know
American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, was attempting to land when the plane and a Black Hawk helicopter collided.
The aircraft that collided in Washington, D.C., were a Bombardier CRJ700 jet operated as American Eagle Flight 5342 by PSA Airlines and a U.S. Army Sikorky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
Here are images of the two aircrafts involved in the crash, taken from airline websites and directly manufacturers.
The American Airlines flight was carrying 64 people when it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.
The Army helicopter and regional American Eagle jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate around the world on a daily basis.
The deadly collision between a military helicopter and a passenger plane sent shares of U.S. carrier American Airlines in premarket trade on Thursday.
A new technology for autonomously operating aircraft dubbed “MATRIX” is drawing scrutiny across social media after a commercial airliner collided with a military helicopter in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
A Black Hawk helicopter can transport up to "12 fully equipped, seated troops in combat," according to Lockheed Martin, the weapons company that builds the helicopter. There are about 5,000 of these helicopters in use by the United States Military.
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said at a briefing that the agency wants to assure the American public it will "leave no stone unturned in this investigation .
A passenger aircraft crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, after it collided midair with a helicopter as it approached the runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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