Tragedy Over the Potomac River: Remembering the Crew and Passengers Lost in a Rare Mid-Air Collision
What began as a routine winter evening in Washington, D.C. turned tragic when an American Airlines flight from Wichita collided midair with a U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, just moments from landing at Reagan National Airport. Among the 67 lives lost was flight attendant Danasia Elder of Charlotte, North Carolina —…