FlightRadar Path Shows How US Plane Crash Occurred Over Potomac River In Washington DC: VIDEO

A plane crash over the Potomac River involving an American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk chopper claimed multiple lives. The crash occurred near Reagan National Airport during the landing.

US Plane Crash: FlightRadar24 shows the PSA Airlines Fright crossing over the Potomac River (left); the plane goes up in flames after the collision with a Black Hawk chopper.

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US Plane Crash: The plane crash that occurred over the Potomac River in Washington DC is learnt to have claimed several lives. There were 60 passengers and four crew members on the passenger jet that crashed, as per CBS. However, there is no confirmation of the casualty figure so far. Now, a Flightradar24 tracker animation has come to the fore, which suggests that the plane collided with the chopper just before landing on the runway. The video then shows helicopters flying over the scene at the end.

Flight Radar 24 is a flight path tracking agency that tracks aircraft in real-time.

Check out the path of  PSA Airlines Flight 5342 in the animation below: 

PLANE CRASH: it appears as though a regional jet CRJ700 operated by PSA Airlines for American has crashed into the Potomac River.

This was AA5342 ICT to DCA.

Flightradar24 suggests it comes up short of runway on landing, and then helicopters fly over the scene at the end. pic.twitter.com/wHp1nBEoOJ

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US Vice-President JD Vance said that the Pentagon is monitoring the situation and is "hoping for the best". The plane was on its way from Wichita, Kansas, to Reagan National Airport in Washington DC.

New Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy says he is at the Federal Aviation Administration headquarters in Washington, DC, and "closely monitoring the situation".

Plane Crash Caught On Video

It is unclear how the plane crash occurred. However, the plane's collision with the Black Hawk chopper was caught on video by a CCTV camera at the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that a CRJ700 regional jet collided in mid-air with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.

Jan 29: American Airlines plane crashed into a helicopter while landing at Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC - this led to reported fatalities and a search and rescue in the Potomac River - flights at the airport have been halted

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Multiple agencies are involved in the search and rescue operations in and around the Potomac River.

There is now an active rescue operation underway at the Potomac River in Washington D.C. after a passenger plane operated by American Airlines collided midair with a Black Hawk helicopter while trying to land. CBS News' @krisvancleave reports that this is the first commercial… pic.twitter.com/wBodTGwqZH

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