Chilling Webcam Footage Captures Passenger Jet Collide With Black Hawk Above D.C.
The footage was recorded by a webcam positioned at the Kennedy Center, and later obtained by local news.
The fiery crash, which took place just after 9:00 p.m. local time, is visible in the clear night sky, and over in seconds.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the crash involved a regional jet and a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter, and American Airlines later confirmed that the jet was one of their American Eagle regional flights from Wichita, Kansas.
A search-and-rescue operation is currently underway for survivors.
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