As the recovery efforts and investigation into the deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C. continue, the shock is still setting in for many, including in Maine.
Authorities believe there are no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Authorities believe there were no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Authorities are investigating a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Follow along for live updates,
Nearly 70 people are believed to have died in the crash, which happened when an American Airlines regional jet collided with a Black Hawk Army helicopter.
It will be some time before investigators can offer clear answers to the cause of the midair crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport but air traffic controller audio and radar reviewed by NPR offer some insight into what happened before.
The American Airlines passenger jet that collided midair with a U.S. Army helicopter Wednesday night near Washington, D.C., had made a stop in Maine the day before the crash.Flight data from FlightAware and Flightradar24 indicate the CRJ700 regional jet that was involved in the crash made two recent round trips between Bangor International Airport and Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington.
Several American Airlines flights to and from Reagan Washington National Airport were canceled at Maine's two largest airports.
Thursday's flights between the Portland Jetport and Reagan Airport in Washington were canceled, as well as Friday morning's flights between the two airports.
Between 250 and 300 volunteers will be needed while the traveling memorial is in Farmington July 1 through 6 and $22,000 more must be raised to cover insurance, transportation and other fees.
President Donald Trump confirmed there were no survivors following the deadly crash near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.