ARLINGTON, Va. — A passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington on Wednesday night.
Multiple helicopters, including those from the U.S. Park Police and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and U.S. military, were flying over the scene of the incident in the Potomac River. D.C. Fire and EMS said on X that fireboats were on the scene.
Washington, D.C., police said on X that multiple agencies are conducting a search-and-rescue effort in the Potomac River after an aircraft crash.
MPD is responding to an apparent air crash in the Potomac River. Multiple agencies are responding. Details to come.
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) January 30, 2025
Video from an observation camera at the nearby Kennedy Center shows two sets of lights consistent with aircraft appearing to create a fireball.
The airport said emergency personnel were responding to “an aircraft incident on the airfield.”
No other details were immediately available.