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News Networks Begin Wall-to-Wall Coverage of Midair Plane Crash Over Washington D.C.


An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a U.S Army helicopter Wednesday night, causing media outlets to commence wall-to-wall coverage.

An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a U.S Army helicopter Wednesday night while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washinton D.C., causing news outlets like AP, CNN, New York Times, ABC and more to commence wall-to-wall coverage of the tragic accident. Less than a minute before the crash, a controller radioed to the Black Hawk asking if it could see the arriving plane, and shortly after, advised the helicopter to “pass behind” it. President Donald Trump issued an official statement after the incident, saying that he had been “fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport.

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