US federal aviation officials said the accident occurred as the jet, operated by carrier PSA Airlines on behalf of American ...
The horrible crash involved a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ701 twin-engine jet regional jet carrying 64 people and a Sikorsky H ...
About 11s after the CRJ descended through 500ft, its cockpit-voice recorder picked up an automated advisory, warning of the presence of traffic, says the National Transportation Safety Board.
According to a brochure from Bombardier CRJ Series, the jet can hold up to 78 people. Per a flight manifest, American Eagle Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas had 60 passengers and four crew on board.
Here’s what to know about the aircraft involved in the collision. Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jetliner operated by PSA Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines, was bound from ...