Devastating Mid-Air Collision over D.C. River Claims Lives of Two Promising Young Attorneys and Dozens More on Fateful Flight
Washington D.C. – Tragedy struck when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter over the Potomac River, resulting in the loss of all lives aboard both aircraft. Among the victims were two attorneys from a Washington D.C. law firm, Sarah Lee Best and Elizabeth Keys, both aged 33, who were returning from a business trip in Kansas. On the ill-fated day, flight AA5342 was in its final moments of descent when it impacted the Black Hawk helicopter, immediately erupting into flames before crashing into the river. The crash claimed the lives of sixty-four … Read more