FBI Says No Indication of Terrorism in DC Plane-Helicopter Collision Near Reagan Airport: Report

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The Washington Field Office of the FBI told NBC News there is no indication of terrorism in the collision near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night of a helicopter and a passenger plane. Video of the crash seems to show the helicopter flying straight into the passenger plane. Early reports say there was about 60 passengers and four crew members on the plane. Rescue operations are ongoing.

The lights from the helicopter is seen before it collided with incoming flight at Reagan International Airport in Washington DC.
An explosion is captured in the sky after a helicopter hit a passenger jet flying from Reagan International Airport in Washington DC on Jan. 29, 2025. – Kennedy Center security video

FAA statement: “A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time. PSA was operating as Flight 5342 for American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas. The FAA and NTSB will investigate. The NTSB will lead the investigation.”

NBC News posted: “There is no indication of any criminality or terrorism in tonight’s midair crash near Reagan National Airport, a senior FBI official with the Washington field office says.”

Video of the collision:

News of the incident was first reported by independent reporter Andrew Leyden at 8: 53 p.m. EST: “BREAKING. Possible helicopter vs plane incident at DCA. investigating…”

FlightRadar24 image of the flight path of the passenger jet approaching Reagan National:

President Trump issued a statement on the collision:

Statement from President Donald J. Trump

“I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport. May God Bless their souls. Thank you for the incredible work being done by our first responders. I am monitoring the situation and will provide more details as they arise.”

Fox News reports three soldiers on board the helicopter:

UPDATE: The Army states the helicopter was a UH-60 from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, located about fifteen miles south of Reagan National:

Video report WRC-TV reporter Mark Seagraves via MRC: “1048 pm Eastern: NBC Washington’s Mark Segraves, citing two sources, said the crash scene on the Potomac is closer toward the shore of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and the American Airlines plane “split in two and is in about 7 feet of water…[T]he helicopter is upside down and is not stable, and it is bobbing up and down. Sometimes it’s underwater, sometimes it’s above, and divers have not been able to make entry into the helicopter yet because of the lack of stability there.”

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