Video shows DC plane crash involving American Airlines flight, Black Hawk helicopter

The deadly midair collision involving an airplane and a subject chopper connected Wednesday nighttime appears to person been caught connected camera.

Footage shows a bright, fiery detonation arsenic the 2 objects collide.

First responders were "switching from a rescue cognition to a betterment operation," D.C. Fire and EMS Department Chief John Donnelly said during a property league connected Thursday morning, noting that they bash not judge determination are immoderate clang survivors.

He indicated 27 bodies had been recovered from the airplane, and 1 from the helicopter.

"A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 determination pitchy collided successful midair with a Sikorsky H-60 chopper portion connected attack to Runway 33 astatine Reagan Washington National Airport astir 9 p.m. section time," the Federal Aviation Administration noted connected Wednesday night. "PSA was operating arsenic Flight 5342 for American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas. The FAA and NTSB volition investigate. The NTSB volition pb the investigation."

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The chopper had been engaged successful a "training mission" astatine the clip of the collision, Ron McLendon II, Deputy Director, JTF-NCR/USAMDW Public Affairs noted.

"While performing a grooming ngo a United States Army UH-60 Blackhawk chopper from Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Va., collided successful midair with an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 determination pitchy Flight 5342 past nighttime astatine Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport," McLendon noted. "The FAA, NTSB and the United States Army volition investigate. The NTSB volition pb the investigation. We are moving with section officials and volition supply immoderate further accusation erstwhile it becomes available."

U.S. Figure Skating has indicated that members of its assemblage were connected the airplane.

"U.S. Figure Skating tin corroborate that respective members of our skating assemblage were sadly aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided with a chopper yesterday evening successful Washington, D.C. These athletes, coaches, and household members were returning location from the National Development Camp held successful conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships successful Wichita, Kansas," U.S. Figure Skating noted.

"We are devastated by this unspeakable calamity and clasp the victims’ families intimately successful our hearts. We volition proceed to show the concern and volition merchandise much accusation arsenic it becomes available," the connection added.

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Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., noted that helium had landed astatine the DCA airdrome connected a formation from Houston's IAH airdrome soon earlier the collision occurred.

"I landed astatine DCA this evening astatine 8:42pm, IAH—DCA, minutes earlier an in-flight collision implicit the airport. My thoughts are with each progressive and their families. Hoping archetypal responders find survivors," the congressman noted connected Wednesday night.

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President Donald Trump sounded disconnected astir the clang connected Truth Social.

"The airplane was connected a cleanable and regular enactment of attack to the airport. The chopper was going consecutive astatine the airplane for an extended play of time. It is simply a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights connected the level were blazing, wherefore didn’t the chopper spell up oregon down, oregon turn. Why didn’t the power operation archer the chopper what to bash alternatively of asking if they saw the plane. This is simply a atrocious concern that looks similar it should person been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!" Trump declared successful a station shared soon aft midnight.

"What a unspeakable nighttime this has been. God bless you all!" helium added successful different post.

Fox News' Melissa Summers and James Levison contributed to this report