A swath of flights at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, were halted on Wednesday night after a small aircraft went down.
The DC Fire and EMS Department confirmed in a post on X that a small aircraft went down in the Potomac River vicinity near Reagan National Airport, adding that fireboats were on the scene.
Fox News Digital has reached out the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for more information.
COMMERCIAL PLANE CRASHES IN DC:
– CRJ-700 plane collided with chopper over Potomac River
-Ground stop ordered at Reagan Airport
– Plane can hold over 60 passengers
– Massive fireboat response
– Number of casualties unknown pic.twitter.com/UyKqNs6uF9— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 30, 2025
NOW: MASSIVE emergency response for the commercial plane crash at Reagan National Airport
At least 100 ambulances are now on the scene. pic.twitter.com/sqdOYcYE5d
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 30, 2025
Breaking News: American Airlines Flight from Wichita, Kansas collided in midair with a D.C. Police Helicopter over the Reagan National Airport in DC pic.twitter.com/VIAZa4cd0Z
— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) January 30, 2025