American Airlines plane crash: Where are black boxes of aircraft? Have they been recovered. Latest details here

Scores of people were feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet carrying 64 people collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport.

CBS News reported that a dive team had recovered one of the two data recorders, the so-called black boxes, from the plane, as per a Reuters report.

The midair collision occurred as the passenger jet was approaching to land at Reagan. Radio communications between the air traffic control tower and the Black Hawk showed the helicopter crew knew the plane was in the vicinity.


The Pentagon said it was launching an investigation.

American Eagle Flight 5342 was operated by PSA Airlines, an Ohio-based regional subsidiary of American Airlines. The plane was a CRJ-700, the airline said, from a line of regional jets made by Canada's Bombardier, later sold to Mitsubishi, as per a Reuters report.

The plane was approaching Reagan National Airport at around 9:00 pm (ET) on Wednesday after flying from Wichita, Kansas, when the collision happened.

FAQs

Q1. What are details about aircraft involved in plane crash?
A1. American Eagle Flight 5342 was operated by PSA Airlines, an Ohio-based regional subsidiary of American Airlines. The plane was a CRJ-700, the airline said, from a line of regional jets made by Canada's Bombardier, later sold to Mitsubishi.

Q2. What was itinerary of flight?
A2. The plane was approaching Reagan National Airport at around 9:00 pm (ET) on Wednesday after flying from Wichita, Kansas, when the collision happened.