Reagan Airport: Two Planes Collide On Runway, One Carried Multiple Congress Members

Reagan Airport: Two Planes Collide On Runway, One Carried Multiple Congress Members


Two American Airlines planes collided Thursday on the runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The wingtip of one aircraft struck another on the tarmac.

NOW: we’re at @Reagan_Airport where the wingtip of an American Airlines plane clipped the wing of another AA plane on a taxiway. @DCNewsNow pic.twitter.com/zZDTwELnuK

— Mariel Carbone (@MarielCarbone) April 10, 2025

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One of the planes had multiple members of Congress onboard.

Per NBC News:

A plane carrying at least a half-dozen U.S. House of Representatives members was clipped by another aircraft on the ground at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., on Thursday, officials said.

U.S. Reps. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., all confirmed on social media they were

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