Media reported a training flight of a helicopter that collided with an airplane in Washington, D.C.
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Military helicopter Blackhawk, collided with a passenger plane near the airport near Washington, DC, at the time of the crash was making a training flight. This was reported by CNN on January 30 with reference to the head of the press service of the Joint Task Force of the National Capital Region, Heather Chairez.
"At the time of the incident, the U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet on Wednesday was making a training flight," the report said.
It is noted that there were three military personnel on board.
As specified in the Pentagon, the helicopter flew from a base located 40 km from Washington.
"The aircraft involved in the incident was an Army helicopter traveling from Fort Beaver, Virginia", - stated in the message of the US military department.
Earlier in the day in the US, an airplane crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA). The airport authority said all takeoffs and landings have been suspended. A search and rescue operation was launched on the Potomac River after the plane crashed.
The press service of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States specified that a passenger plane Bombardier CRJ700 and a military helicopter Blackhawk collided in the air near the airport. According to NBC News, four people were rescued at the scene of the plane crash. The search continues. It is noted that on board the fallen American Airlines plane were 60 passengers and four crew members.
The Russian Embassy in the United States is finding out if there are any injured Russian citizens as a result of the collision of the plane with a military helicopter.
Later, US President Donald Trump called the airplane crash, which occurred near Washington, DC, terrible.
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