Officials including Gov. Josh Stein and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles mourn the American Eagle flight crew from Charlotte who died in Washington D.C.
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.
CBS reported that the crew of the commercial American Eagle jet was Charlotte-based. Debi Epstein, the former wife of flight attendant Ian Epstein, confirmed that he was killed in the air collision between the jet and a military helicopter.
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An American Eagle flight crew from Charlotte was onboard a plane that collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River by Washington, D.C., according to multiple media reports and at least one crew member’s family.
“A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.