Spills · collision

Passenger jet and army black hawk helicopter collide over potomac river; washington, dc

NOAAORR-10907

issued
2025-01-30 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-02-13 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-02-13 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
38.846, -77.030
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Passenger Jet and Army Black Hawk  Helicopter Collide over Potomac River; Washington, DC.
Washington, DC, USA.
1. At 0100 hours on 30 January 2025, USCG Sector Maryland NCR notified the NOAA SSC that at approximately 2100 hours on 29 January, a passenger aircraft and a Army Black Hawk helicopter collided mid-air over the Potomac River adjacent to Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport. Sector requested an spill trajectory.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3000 GALLONS. TAGS: COLLISION.
3. POSITION 38.846N 077.030W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10907: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10907

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