Husband of Washington DC plane crash passenger shares wife's heartbreaking final text The husband of a passenger on board American Airline Flight 5342, which met with disaster in the Potomac River following a midair collision with a Blackhawk military helicopter at the DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday night, has shared his wife's final text.
Responders, including fireboats and layers of emergency agencies, including the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), rushed to the scene, where the stricken aircraft lay split in two in the Potomac River.
The catastrophe unfolded close to 9pm local time, as the regional jet from Wichita was making its approach to Reagan National Airport and collided with the US Army Blackhawk.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt informed that the incident was brought to the attention of President Donald Trump and Vice President J.
According to a statement released on X by the department, shortly after the crash, the aircraft plunged into the river.
