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| Date: | Wednesday 29 January 2025 |
| Time: | 20:48 LT |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-701ER (CL-600-2C10) |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle, opb PSA Airlines |
| Registration: | N709PS |
| MSN: | 10165 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-8C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 64 / Occupants: 64 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) -  United States of America |
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, KS (ICT/KICT) |
| Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ボンバルディアCRJ-701ER（N709PS）のPSA航空JIA5342便と米陸軍のシコルスキーUH-60ブラックホークヘリコプター（コールサインPAT25）が空中衝突し、ワシントン・ロナルド・レーガン・ナショナル空港（DCA）近くのポトマック川に墜落した。
当局によると、CRJ-701に搭乗していた64人全員と陸軍ヘリに乗っていた3人の兵士の死亡が確認された。
CRJ-701ERは当時、DCAの滑走路33に夜間最終アプローチ中だった。
ブラックホークヘリコプターは、ヴァージニア州フォート・ベルボアのデビソン陸軍飛行場にある第12航空大隊ブラボー中隊の所属だった。 ヘリコプターはポトマック川上空を北から南へ低空飛行していた。 乗員は暗視ゴーグルを装着していた。
METAR:
KDCA 300152Z 30014G23KT 270V330 10SM CLR 10/M07 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 30033/0108 SLP126 T01001072
KDCA 300052Z 29015G25KT 10SM CLR 11/M07 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01061072
Sources:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-plane-crashes-potomac-river-collision-helicopter-reagan-n-rcna189942
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/plane-crash-dca-potomac-washington-dc-01-29-25/index.html
https://www.arlnow.com/2025/01/29/breaking-aircraft-crash-reported-near-national-airport/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=709PS
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N709PS/history/20250129/2328Z/KICT/KDCA
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/61280_1622165838.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N165MD, (N709PS), C-FCHO,C-GIAD
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 2017 | N709PS | PSA Airlines, opf American Eagle | 0 | Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) | | sub |
| 27 June 2018 | N709PS | PSA Airlines, opf American Eagle | 0 | Harrisburg International Airport, PA (MDT/KMDT) | | min |
| 26 March 2021 | N709PS | PSA Airlines, opf American Eagle | 0 | North Canton, Ohio | | min |
| Windscreen cracks or failure | ||||||
Statistics
- worst accident in 2025
- fatal accident of this type (Bombardier CRJ700)
- worst accident of this aircraft type (Bombardier CRJ700)
- worst accident of this aircraft type (Bombardier CRJ700) at the time
- 45th worst accident in United States of America
- 45th worst accident in United States of America at the time
Location
Images:
N709PS at Charlotte Douglas International in April 2022 (photo: Colin Brown)
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2025 03:22 | Geno | Added |
| 30-Jan-2025 03:23 | Geno | Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 06:08 | V.E | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 06:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 06:15 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 06:16 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 06:18 | ASN | Updated [Time, Embed code, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 06:20 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 07:40 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 09:39 | TomP142 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 09:42 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 12:45 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 12:57 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 18:31 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 18:56 | edgase | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 20:43 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
