As one nation, we grieve for every precious soul that has been taken from us so suddenly,” Trump said at a press briefing Thursday. “Sadly, there are no survivors."
As one nation, we grieve for every precious soul that has been taken from us so suddenly,” Trump said at a press briefing Thursday. “Sadly, there are no survivors."
Captain Jonathan Campos, 34, graduated from Embry-Riddle and trained to be a certified flight instructor in New Smyrna Beach.
As one nation, we grieve for every precious soul that has been taken from us so suddenly,” Trump said at a press briefing Thursday. “Sadly, there are no survivors."
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.
CBS reported that the crew of the commercial American Eagle jet was Charlotte-based. Debi Epstein, the former wife of flight attendant Ian Epstein, confirmed that he was killed in the air collision between the jet and a military helicopter.
Officials said all 60 passengers aboard the plane, the four flight crew members and three soldiers in the helicopter are dead.
The NTSB has begun its investigation into the deadly collision at Reagan National, recovering black boxes and aircraft components. With a finger pointing at FAA hiring practices, the NTSB stressed the importance of finding all the information before naming a probable cause.
#Breaking: A Charlotte mother was killed in the tragic plane crash in DC, according to a GoFundMe page set up by friends. Wendy Shaffer leaves behind a husband, and two children ages 3 and 1. Please pray for this family and help them out if you can. https://t.co/ft4U8oFTXX
An American Eagle flight crew from Charlotte was onboard a plane that collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River by Washington, D.C., according to multiple media reports and at least one crew member’s family.
Captain Jonathan Campos, 34, died after the plane collided with a Black Hawk helicopter. The four-person, Charlotte-based crew of the commercial plane, all 60 passengers, and the three people on the military helicopter all died, authorities said.
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein ordered all U.S. and N.C. flags on state facilities to fly half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday in tribute to the victims who died