CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia leaders and travelers reacted to the devastating tragedy that took place in Washington D.C., when a passenger plane carrying 64 people and an Army Black Hawk helicopter three-person crew collided midair and crashed into the Potomac River Wednesday night just short of Reagan National Airport.
Learn more about the path of American Airlines Flight 5342 and the Black Hawk helicopter that collided before 9 p.m. on Wednesday.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A Thursday morning flight from West Virginia International Yeager Airport to Reagan National Airport has been canceled. The cancellation comes after all flights from the airport near Washington were halted following a midair collision between a commercial passenger jet and a military helicopter Wednesday night.
No fatalities or injuries were reported on American Airlines Flight 2297 from Palm Beach International Airport to Reagan National Airport.
West Virginia has voted for Donald Trump for president by heavy margins the past three electoral cycles. This year, West Virginians voted for Trump over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris by a 70% to 28% margin. West Virginia’s 41.9% margin of victory for Trump was behind only Wyoming’s 46.2% margin of victory.
American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, was attempting to land when the plane and a Black Hawk helicopter collided.
The D.C. area is seeing mild temperatures Saturday ahead of snow expected Sunday. Winter storm warnings and watches are in effect starting Sunday morning.
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, known as the black boxes, may offer clues about what went wrong before the crash.
The captain flying the plane with 64 aboard was schooled in Florida. A Blackhawk helicopter collided with Flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan airport.
The Associated Press is providing live video of the scene of the plane crash near Washington’s Reagan Airport:
A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children from Washington was convicted.
The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.