Several federal and state investigations have been launched after an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fell into the Potomac River,
The aircraft experienced difficulty climbing and stalled, striking the 14th Street Bridge and crashing into the ice-covered Potomac.
A renowned mural artist will return to help the central Illinois city freshen up a rusted and bare railroad bridge crossing a road near Washington Square.
I don’t know of any other accident that has had this amount of impact on aviation but also in other industries,” one expert said of the 1982 crash.
The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.
The incident has raised concerns over air traffic safety in the region. Investigations are underway to understand how the mid-air crash happened and whether any airspace regulations were violated. Families of the passengers and crew are being contacted,
The conditions in the Potomac River, where the aircraft fell, are extremely rough for the responders, says city fire chief. Officials have not provided details on the fatality count but spoke in sombe
A small plane crashed in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, Washington’s fire and emergency department said. All takeoffs and landings were halted at the airport as emergency personnel responded to an “aircraft incident on the airfield,” the airport said in a statement.
A Boeing 737 crashed into a bridge over the river on Jan. 13, 1982, just after taking off from Washington National Airport in a snowstorm.
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss their case against a former Nebraska congressman charged with lying to authorities about a foreign billionaire’s illegal
Crews will be working on the I-275 project, so the bridge will be closed for six hours Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
The southbound lanes of I-275 on the Howard Frankland Bridge are closing Wednesday night for construction. The work is another step in the new bridge project.