Kansas’ complete congressional delegation is vowing to seek out solutions for the households grieving family members after the lethal crash of a flight from Wichita to Washington D.C., which officers have stated left no survivors.
A Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airways PSA business jet that was moments from touchdown at Ronald Reagan Nationwide Airport Wednesday evening, briefly halting all flights out and in of the small however critically situated airport.
“Our prayers are with the households and buddies of these affected by the tragic airplane crash that occurred in our nation’s capital. South Central Kansas is a detailed neighborhood, and it is doubtless that many people straight or not directly know individuals who had been on Flight 5342 on Jan. 29,” the lawmakers’ joint written assertion stated.
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Rep. Ron Estes, left, and Sen. Roger Marshall, proper, had been a part of Kansas’ congressional delegation assertion on the tragic American Airways PSA collision. (Getty Photographs)
“It is a unhappy day for Kansans and our nation, and this neighborhood, steeped in aviation and manufacturing historical past, will really feel the ache of this disaster for years to return. We’re grateful for the primary responders and rescue crews who labored via the evening.
“Our focus now could be supporting the household and buddies of those that perished, together with the crew and navy personnel, after which getting solutions for the grieving people who’ve misplaced a liked one and ensuring this does not occur once more.”
It was signed by GOP Kansas senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran, in addition to Republican Home representatives Ron Estes, Tracey Mann, Derek Schmidt and the delegation’s lone Democrat, Sharice Davids.
Estes represents a lot of Wichita, the place the flight originated.
Moran stated in a press convention shortly after midnight Thursday he was conversant in the flight route, having lobbied American Airways for it to start final 12 months.
President Donald Trump briefed reporters on the disaster earlier Thursday, saying there have been no survivors from the crash.
President Donald Trump briefed the media on the crash. (Alex Brandon/AP Photograph)
Members of Trump’s new Cupboard, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth, each promised to seek out swift solutions for the households grieving family members after the crash.
Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., who represents Arlington County, the place the airport is situated, equally stated he would work towards accountability.
“Because the native consultant, I need the households to know that our workplace is out there to serve you in any method that we probably can on this time of grief and transition and loss,” Beyer stated at one other press convention Thursday morning.
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“After which, additionally, I’d simply be aware that we’re deeply grateful for the individuals who risked their lives final evening on a second’s discover and spent the entire evening on the river within the ice and the wind, serving us.”
Beyer added that, via the Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB) probe into the crash, “we’ve obtained to ensure that, on the federal stage and with the assist of Virginia, Maryland, and D.C., we’re doing all the pieces we are able to to ensure that this doesn’t occur once more.”
Six white roses and images of victims are displayed at The Skating Membership of Boston Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Norwood, Mass. (Charles Krupa/AP Photograph)
American Airways has stated 60 passengers and 4 crew members had been aboard the airplane, and the airline inspired any family members in search of data to name the numbers on its website.
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U.S. officers are investigating why the Black Hawk helicopter flew into the trail of the descending airplane, Duffy advised reporters.
“I’d say the helicopter was conscious there was a airplane within the space,” he stated.
Hegseth stated the helicopter was manned by an skilled crew and was present process an “annual proficiency coaching flight.”
Duffy advised reporters that whereas the collision was a extremely uncommon and tragic occasion, the 2 plane’s mutual patterns weren’t atypical.
