Media outlets called the U.S. plane crash the first major airplane crash in the country in 15 years
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- Media outlets called the U.S. plane crash the first major airplane crash in the country in 15 years
Air crash in the sky above Washington, during which a passenger plane and a military helicopter collided, became the first major tragedy involving a commercial aircraft in the U.S. for almost 16 years, CBS TV channel reports on January 30.
The previous tragedy in the U.S. airspace occurred in February 2009. Then the plane of Continental Airlines, flying from Newark, collided with a building near the airport "Buffalo" in New York. As a result, 49 people were killed.
In November 2001, a terrible airplane crash also occurred at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff, then 265 people were killed.
Earlier on January 30, NBC News reported that in Washington at the scene of the plane crash from the Potomac River removed the bodies of more than 30 victims. In the river continue to lie the wreckage of American Eagle Flight 5342 and a military helicopter.
It was also noted that on board the airplane American Airlines, tentatively, were eight skaters and four coaches. It is known that among them - the bronze medalist of the USSR championship in pairs figure skating and former figure skater Inna Volyanskaya and world champions in figure skating Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the information that Russian citizens were on board the plane.
On the night of January 30, a passenger plane American Airlines and a military helicopter Blackhawk collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington. A total of 60 passengers and four crew members were on board the American Airlines plane. There were three military personnel in the helicopter. Preliminary, there is no data on survivors.
US President Donald Trump called the airplane crash that occurred in Washington terrible. He said that the tragedy could have been avoided if the helicopter crew had changed course.
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