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PAT25, do you have a CRJ in sight? PAT25, pass behind the CRJ,
an air traffic controller said at 8.47pm on Wednesday It was probably out in the middle of the river,
Tower, did you see that?"
Seconds later, another aircraft called in to air traffic control, saying I don't know if you caught earlier what happened, but there was a collision on the approach into 33. We're going to be shutting down operations for the indefinite future,
another controller remarked Both the helicopter and the plane crashed in the river,
a third air traffic controller can be heard saying I just saw a fireball and then it was just gone,
Another pilot in the vicinity reported ... communicating the harrowing scene over the radio PAT 25 pass behind the CRJ.”
It then again makes another radio call to PAT25 moments later We're aware of reports that American Eagle flight 5342, operated by PSA, with service from Wichita, Kansas (ICT) to Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) has been involved in an incident. We will provide information as it becomes available."
On its website, American Airlines said in a statement
