US Airways confirmed that 64 people were on board – including 60 passengers and four crew members. An American official said that three soldiers were on board the helicopter.
These are the last 10 fatal flying accidents in the United States, according to the data of the American National Transport Council and the Aviation Safety Network of the Aviation Safety:
2009
Torbini Kuljan had crashed into the landing approach in Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 people on the plane and one person on the ground.
2006
The regional Comair plane crossed the runway when I take off from Lexington, Kentucky, and crashed, killing 49 out of 50 people on board.
2005
The oceanic airline turbines were crashed into chalk after taking off from Miami, Florida, killing all twenty people on board.
2004
The Turbine Airways company crashed into an approach to landing in Kirksville, Missouri, killing 13 out of 15 people on board.
2003
Airways Expriprop crashed into the United States after taking off from Charlotte, North Carolina, killing all 21 people on board.
November 2001
In November, a US aircraft plane crashed after leaving from John F. Airport. Kennedy International in New York, killing all 260 people and five people on the ground.
September 11, 2001
The kidnapped US Airways left Boston and crashed into the World Trade Center building in New York, killing all 92 people on board. About 1,600 people died on the ground.
The kidnapped United Airways plane, which left Boston, was also crashed at the World Trade Center, killing all 65 people on board. About 900 people were killed on the ground.
The kidnapped US Airways plane that left from Washington Dolis International Airport in the Pentagon was crashed, killing all 64 people on board. About 125 people died on the ground.
The kidnapped United Airways plane that left from Newark, New Jersey, was crashed into a field in Pennsylvania, killing all 44 people on board.
