Eaves' wife, Carrie Eaves, shared the news in a post on Facebook. "We ask that you pray for our family and friends and for all the other families that are suffering today," she wrote.
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 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.
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?
The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
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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.
Authorities are investigating a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Follow along for live updates,
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls the deadly aircraft collision involving a Black Hawk and a civilian airliner "a tragedy" in a statement obtained exclusively by Fox News.