Bob Schrock and his wife, Lori Schrock, perished on Wednesday night – two of the 60 passengers aboard American Airlines flight 5342 as the jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night. No one survived.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Wichita Mayor Lily Wu speak to reporters and provide an update on Wednesday's plane crash that involved a Wichita commuter jet.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday afternoon that the flight manifest for American Airlines Flight 5342 could be available by Friday afternoon.
Shelly Prichard at the Wichita Foundation said that the organization had formed a fund called ICT Together in the aftermath of the collision. This fund will help with crisis remediation, mental health, and more, she said at a press conference Thursday afternoon.
An American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday collided with a military helicopter at Reagan National Airport.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s website tells people to call the airline immediately after a possible crash if they believe their loved one was on board. The NTSB, who is likely to investigate the crash, can also be contacted at
[email protected] and 202-314-6185.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ordered that flags be immediately lowered to half-staff in mourning of the deadly airplane crash.
Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport experienced passenger growth and American Airlines added a direct flight to DC a year before the deadly crash.
Residents in Wichita, Kansas, came together Thursday to mourn the lives of those lost on board a passenger jet that was involved in a deadly mid-air collision overnight at Reagan National Airport.
The figure skating community describes itself as "tight-knit," and members in the Kansas City area are feeling the impacts of the tragedy.
An American Airlines jet from Wichita with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompt