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American Flight 5342 aftermath at Reagan National Airport

Travelers look at a departures board at Ronald Reagan National Airport, which shows numerous flights cancelled after American Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River a day earlier in Arlington, VA, on January 30, 2025. The crash killed 67 people: 64 on Flight 5342 and 3 in the Army helicopter, making the deadliest commercial air accident in the U.S. in more than 20 years. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#12000818
Date Taken	30 January 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Allison Bailey/NurPhoto
Category	Disaster and Accident
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Allison Bailey/NurPhoto

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