Authorities were searching for survivors after a plane with 64 people aboard crashed into an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.
Asra Hussain was returning home from a work-related trip when an American Airlines plane and Black Hawk military helicopter crashed. She is survived by her husband Hamaad Raza.
Investigators will be looking at everything from air traffic communications to technology failures that may have contributed to Wednesday’s crash.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom released a third statement Thursday following the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342, saying the AA family was devastated and hurting but focusing on taking care of the victims' families.
The American Airlines flight that went down in the Potomac following a mid-air collision with a Black Hawk helicopter had dozens of people on board, including members of the U.S. Figure Skating community.
Grace Maxwell, 29, a student at Cedarville University in Greene County, Ohio, was identified as one of the 67 killed in the D.C. plane-chopper crash.
Samuel Lilley, 28, was first officer on American Airlines Flight 5342, the flight that collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. Lilley was one of 67 people killed, and one of several with ties to the Charlotte area. Courtesy of Tiffany Gibson
As one nation, we grieve for every precious soul that has been taken from us so suddenly,” Trump said at a press briefing Thursday. “Sadly, there are no survivors."
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
Robert Isom said said airline is focused on passengers, crew members, first responders, families and loved ones.
D.C. police confirmed a crash had taken place over the Potomac and that search and rescue operations were taking place in the river. Donald Trump later weighed in.