Jet was in S.C. just hours before crash with Blackhawk
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A enger jet involved in a mid-air collision with an Army helicopter was at a South Carolina airport hours before the deadly crash, according to online records.
Officials said a Blackhawk on a training flight flew in the path of an American Airlines plane landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington on Wednesday night.
All 64 people aboard the jet and 3 service on the helicopter were killed, officials said Thursday as recovery crews pulled dozens of bodies from the Potomac River.
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Records from FlightAware, a company that provides tracking maps and data for flights, state the plane involved in the crash landed at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport around 10 p.m. on Tuesday night.
The plane left GSP around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, landing at Reagan National shortly before 9 a.m., according to FlightAware.
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In the wake of the incident, flights connecting to Augusta Regional Airport have been canceled.
This is the arrivals and departures data sheet on Augusta Regional Airport’s web page:
- Arriving flight 5455 from the D.C. Airport to Augusta Regional canceled
- Departing flight 5042 from Augusta Regional to D.C. also canceled
AGS posted a message on social media on Friday, extending their condolences to those affected.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the tragic incident that occurred last night,” the airline said on its Facebook page.
According to FlightAware, the CRJ-700 is operated by PSA Airlines, part of the American Airlines Group which announced plans to move its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, by 2026.
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