A Noxubee County native was among those aboard a Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a regional jet Wednesday in Washington, D.C., reports say.

The Macon Beacon One of the victims in the fatal collision between the passenger jet and Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. has been identified as a Mississippi man. According to The Macon Beacon, Noxubee County native Andrew Eaves was among the military Blackhawk pilots who died in the crash.

A man with ties to Mississippi died after a collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday,

Also killed were the 60 passengers and four crew members on the commercial airliner. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a spelling or grammar error in our story?

A Mississippi community is mourning the loss of a native son - one of the three U.S. servicemen apparently killed in a tragic midair collision near Washington, D.C., on the evening of January 29, 2025.

A Facebook post by Andrew Eaves' wife said that he was among the three people on the Blak Hawk helicopter involved in the crash.

The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

A pilot in the Blackhawk helicopter that collided with an airliner in Washington D.C. was from Noxubee County.

The Mississippi National Guard deployed around 200 service members for the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump on Monday.The inauguration is being moved indoors due to dangerously cold temperatures expected in Washington, D.C., and a large portion of ...

As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.

A deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital is bringing renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters.

There are likely no survivors after an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter crashed midair near Washington, D.C, Wednesday evening, officials have said.Flight 5342 from Kansas was on the final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport when it collided with the Black Hawk helicopter before exploding a huge fireball.