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Pilot killed in small plane crash in North Carolina raised a wheel to avoid a turtle, NTSB says

3:34pm June 23, 2025

A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report says the pilot of a small plane that crashed at a North Carolina airport runway this month raised a wheel after landing to avoid hitting a turtle.

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Editor's note: Reporting the midair collision will focus on facts and people's stories

5:00am January 31, 2025

NPR's reporting will continue to focus on what happened and learning what we can about the victims and telling their stories.

President Trump Holds Press Briefing On Crash Of American Eagle Flight 5342 And Army Helicopter

National

People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs — but they don't direct air traffic

8:22pm January 30, 2025

After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, President Trump blamed diversity hiring. But that's not how disability hiring works.

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Army withholds name of Black Hawk helicopter crew in D.C. crash, 2 others identified

6:43pm January 30, 2025

At the request of the family, the Army is not going to release the name of the female member of the Black Hawk crew killed in Wednesday's crash. The withholding of the name is a highly unusual move.

American Airlines Plane And Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Near Reagan National Airport

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Map: See the aircraft's paths before they collided near Washington, D.C.

5:15pm January 30, 2025

Investigators say there are likely no survivors in the deadly aircraft collision that occurred Wednesday evening above the icy waters of the Potomac river.

National

Listen: Air traffic controller audio before the midair plane crash near D.C.

4:37pm January 30, 2025

Air traffic controller audio and radar reviewed by NPR offer some insight into what happened before the collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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What we know about the midair plane and helicopter crash near Washington, D.C.

4:34pm January 30, 2025

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.

National

FAA data shows 30 near-misses at Reagan Airport

4:09pm January 30, 2025

by Robert Benincasa

A commercial flight hit a military helicopter at Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. The airport has a history of crashes and near-misses going back decades.

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Health & Safety

2 dead after plane strikes power line, crashes in lake in western North Carolina, authorities say

8:51pm August 13, 2023

by Associated Press

Two people died Sunday when a small plane struck a power line and crashed into a western North Carolina lake, a city official said.

Mao Yanfeng, the director of the accident investigation division of the Civil Aviation Authority of China (left), and He Rong from the Guangxi Fire and Rescue Force attend a press conference in Wuzhou city on Wednesday in southwestern China's Guangxi prov

World News

A black box from the fatal Chinese plane crash has been located, officials say

9:36am March 23, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The equipment was extremely damaged, however, so it's unclear how much information it will provide. There were 132 people aboard the flight, which crashed on Monday.