NTSB shares photos of debris, helicopter black box after deadly plane crash near DCA

[ad_1] WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) -- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released more photos after an American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Jan. 29, leaving 67 dead.

In one of the photos shared by the NTSB on Sunday, Feb. 2, crews are seen recovering aircraft wreckage from the Potomac River.

<img width="4096" height="2732" loading="lazy" src="https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/NTSB-photo-1.jpg?w=900" alt="" class="wp-image-2154994" srcset="https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/NTSB-photo-1.jpg 4096w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/NTSB-photo-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/NTSB-photo-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/NTSB-photo-1.jpg?resize=1079,720 1079w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/NTSB-photo-1.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/NTSB-photo-1.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/NTSB-photo-1.jpg?resize=50,33 50w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/NTSB-photo-1.jpg?resize=876,584 876w" /> NTSB investigators along with members of the salvage crew recovering wreckage of the Bombardier CRJ700 and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk mid-air collision from the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport. (Courtesy of the National Transportation Safety Board via X/@NTSB_Newsroom)

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The other image shows the helicopter's flight recorder, more commonly known as a black box, which crews recovered from the site Friday.

<img width="4096" height="2732" loading="lazy" src="https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/flight-recorder.jpg?w=900" alt="" class="wp-image-2154996" srcset="https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/flight-recorder.jpg 4096w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/flight-recorder.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/flight-recorder.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/flight-recorder.jpg?resize=1079,720 1079w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/flight-recorder.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/flight-recorder.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/flight-recorder.jpg?resize=50,33 50w, https://www.dcnewsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/flight-recorder.jpg?resize=876,584 876w" /> NTSB investigators preparing combination flight data and cockpit voice recorder from the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk involved in midair collision with a Bombardier CRJ700 for transport to NTSB laboratory in Washington, DC. (Courtesy of the National Transportation Safety Board via X/@NTSB_Newsroom)

As of Sunday, 55 bodies have been recovered and positively identified from the crash, according to officials. Crews are expected to begin salvage operations on Monday, Feb. 3.