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WATCH: Video shows American Airlines jet collides with Black Hawk helicopter in mid-air, killing 67

New footage shows the exact moment an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in mid-air at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last year.The video, shared by 60 Minutes, captured smoke and flames as the two planes collided in the sky.The tragic accident occurred on January 29 last year and resulted in the death of 67 people, including 64 passengers and crew members on the aircraft and three soldiers on board the Black Hawk. The airliner, American Airlines Flight 5342, a Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine aircraft, was flying over the Potomac River from Wichita, Kansas, at about 140 mph when the collision occurred.On the day of the collision, the Black Hawk helicopter, call sign PAT25, was performing a routine training mission in restricted airspace near the airport. After the accident, the FAA implemented safety reforms, including limiting helicopter traffic near the airport and moving some routes further away from commercial routes. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said more than $12 billion has been secured to overhaul the air traffic control system. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford described the crash as a “sobering reminder” of the importance of safety reforms. The accident remains the deadliest mid-air collision in the United States since November 12, 2001.

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