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Washington, DC, Plane Crash: Everything We Know So Far

Alec Luhn

created: Jan. 30, 2025, 2:30 p.m. | updated: March 19, 2025, 5:36 p.m.

Air traffic controllers asked Flight 5342 to switch runways when coming in to land. Black box recordings from the jet and the military helicopter it collided with will help reveal whether this contributed to the accident.

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