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29 in Washington, DC. A regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing 67 people with no survivors, according to authorities.

A pair of young figure skaters, their mothers, and two Russian coaches were among the 60 passengers on board the jet.

The remains of all 67 victims of the midair collision near Reagan National Airport have been recovered. Officials say the ...

A "highly complex" search and rescue operation has found no survivors after a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC ... Reagan Washington National Airport on ...

An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington ... in DC," she wrote on ...