2025年1月29日美国东部时间20时47分59秒，一架PSA航空公司CRJ-700客机与美国陆军UH-60黑鹰直升机在华盛顿波托马克河上空相撞[1]。事故发生在距地面278英尺的罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场附近[1]。这次撞击造成67人遇难，其中包括PSA航班5342上的64人以及直升机上的3人[1]。
PSA航班5342搭载64人，由34岁的机长Jonathan Campos和28岁的副机长Sam Lilley驾驶，机上另有60名乘客和4名乘务员[1]。直升机为UH-60L型，由28岁的机长Rebecca Lobach上尉、39岁的教官Andrew Eaves少尉和28岁的机组长Ryan O'Hara军士组成[1]。乘客中28人与美国花样滑冰发展营相关，其中包括11名年龄在11至16岁之间的年轻滑冰运动员[1]。
这是美国自2009年以来首起重大商业航空灾难，也是1986年以来首次涉及民航客机的空中相撞事故[1]。事故源于航空交通管制程序失效、直升机路线设计不当、飞行员判断错误等多重因素的交互作用[1]。
A PSA Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, at 8:47:59 p.m. Eastern time, resulting in 67 fatalities [1]. The crash marked the first major commercial aviation disaster in the United States in 16 years and the first midair collision involving a commercial passenger aircraft since 1986 [1].
The PSA Airlines Flight 5342, a twin-seat CRJ-700, was carrying 64 people consisting of Captain Jonathan Campos, 34, and First Officer Sam Lilley, 28, along with 60 passengers and 4 flight attendants [1]. The Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, operated by the 12th Aviation Battalion B Company, was crewed by Captain Rebecca Lobach, 28, Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves, 39, and Crew Chief Ryan O'Hara, 28 [1]. The collision occurred at an altitude of 278 feet above ground [1].
Among the passengers on Flight 5342, 28 individuals were connected to the U.S. Figure Skating development camp, including 11 young skaters between 11 and 16 years of age [1]. Investigators attributed the accident to a combination of factors including the failure of air traffic control procedures, inadequate helicopter routing design, and pilot error [1].