Bombardier CL-600-2C10 N709PS accident near Washington, District of Columbia, January 29, 2025
Bombardier CL-600-2C10, registration N709PS, operated by American Eagle, was involved in an accident near Washington, District of Columbia on January 29, 2025. 2 aircraft were involved. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 67 people on board. Case DCA25MA108 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 129 minutes of the flight after departing the Wichita/Eisenhower Arpt area (KICT), reaching a maximum of 37,050 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:48 UTC, at 400 ft and 106 knots, descending at 1,664 feet per minute, about 1 km from Washington/Reagan-National Arpt (KDCA).
The nearest weather report, from KDCA (1 km away), showed wind 290° at 15 knots gusting 25, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bombardier CRJ 700 701ER registered in United States (Mode S A97753).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- January 29, 2025
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL-600-2C10, Sikorsky UH60
- Registration
- N709PS
- Operator
- American Eagle
- Injuries
- Fatal (67 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA25MA108 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Wichita/Eisenhower Arpt (KICT)
- Nearest airport
- Washington/Reagan-National Arpt (KDCA)
- Recorded flight
- 129 min, max 37,050 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:48 UTC, 400 ft, 106 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
News coverage
- Crash: PSA CRJ7 at Washington on Jan 29th 2025, midair collision with helicopter on final (The Aviation Herald)
- What we know about the midair plane and helicopter crash near Washington, D.C. (NPR)
- Maps of the Washington DC plane crash (Reuters)
- Washington D.C. plane crash: What we know about the investigation (Reuters)
- Investigators find black boxes after deadly Washington plane crash, continue search for answers (Reuters)
- What to Know About the Passenger Jet, Army Helicopter Collision Near Washington, D.C. (Time Magazine)
- Washington DC plane crash: Aviation expert discusses deadly midair collision between passenger jet, military helicopter (ABC7 Chicago)
- Washington DC plane crash: What we know so far (Sky News)
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Sources: NTSB case DCA25MA108; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.