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Chief Donnelly said the authorities were switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation. They had recovered the bodies of 27 people from the plane & one from the helicopter. “We don’t believe there are any survivors,” he said.

Robert Isom, the chief executive of #AmericanAirlines, said that the collision took place “on an otherwise normal approach.” He said there were 4 crew members & 60 passengers on the plane.

#AA5342 #Flight5342 #ReaganNationalAirport