American Airlines Flight Crashes at Reagan National Airport

[Webster]

A small aircraft has crashed in the Potomac River near the vicinity of Reagan National Airport, according to officials.

Fireboats are currently on the scene as the response team works to manage the situation, D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services reported.

(The Guardian) Aircraft crash near Ronald Reagan airport halts takeoffs and landings
An aircraft went down near Ronald Reagan national airport in Virginia on Wednesday night, and all takeoffs and landings have been halted, according to the airport and law enforcement.

Multiple helicopters, including those from the US Park police, the DC Metropolitan police department and US military, were flying over the scene of the incident in the Potomac River. DC Fire and EMS said on X that fireboats were on the scene.

Video from an observation camera at the nearby Kennedy Center shows two sets of lights consistent with aircraft appearing to conjoin in a fireball.

The airport said emergency personnel were responding to “an aircraft incident on the airfield”.

No other details were immediately available.