PSA Airlines Jet, Sikorsky H-60 collided while approaching Airport in Washington: FAA

Washington, Jan 30 (UNI) US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday that a PSA Airlines jet collided with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to the Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC.

“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. PSA was operating as Flight 5342 for American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas,” the FAA said in a statement.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will lead the investigation, it added.

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