A father who lost his wife and 12-year-old daughter in the catastrophic American Airlines crash has shared the moment he first suspected something was wrong.
On the night of January 29, a PSA Airlines aircraft, a regional carrier owned by American Airlines, was making its final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., when it collided mid-air with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The aircraft, operating as Flight 5342, carried 60 passengers and four crew members, while three personnel were aboard the military helicopter.
The impact sent both aircraft spiraling down into the icy waters of the Potomac River. A massive recovery operation is still underway, but authorities fear all 64 people on the plane and three on the helicopter have perished.
