Flight attendant Danasia Elder was among the victims of the Jan. 29th crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. There were no survivors of the tragedy involving 67 people, which saw American Airlines flight 5342 and a U.

A Murrells Inlet women shared an encounter she had with a flight attendant that was one of the victims from the deadly in-air collision on Wednesday night. A commercial jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with an army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington D.

American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29, 2025. Authorities said no one survived, including a Charlotte-based crew. Here is ongoing coverage from The Charlotte Observer.

Tributes are pouring in for Ian Epstein, one of the flight attendants who died when an American Airlines plane collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C.

Ian Epstein, one of the four flight attendants on American Eagle Flight 5342, was an alumnus of the pluralist Jewish youth group BBYO.

The flight attendants of a passenger jet that collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Wednesday were based out of Charlotte, an Association of Flight Attendants spokesperson confirmed to Axios.

Devastating scenes remain days after a medical transport plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, claiming the lives of seven people, including a pediatric patient, and injuring at least another 22 people. A Houston woman who lost her savings in an elaborate scheme is warning others about what happened.

A passenger on the plane said Ian Epstein made an hour-and-a-half flight unforgettable with his presence, humor, and energy.