The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating an aircraft collision near Washington, D.C., late Wednesday in which a regional passenger flight plunged into the Potomac River.
According to the FAA, a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. PSA was operating as Flight 5342 for American Airlines and departed from Wichita, Kan.
Officials said Thursday morning there are no expected survivors and that rescue teams have recovered 28 bodies. Some of the victims were figure skaters and coaches who had been part of the national competition held in Wichita from Jan. 20-26, U.S. Figure Skating said in a statement Thursday.
