A plane flying from Wichita, Kansas, collided mid-air with a military Black Hawk helicopter. Authorities have yet to report any survivors.
Hamaad Raza was in the middle of texting his wife as he waited for her arrival at Reagan Washington National Airport when, suddenly, his messages stopped delivering.
Hamaad Raza, from a post dated January 30, 2025 | Source: Youtube/@WUSA9news
A sense of unease crept in Raza, which soon turned to dread when news broke that a flight from Wichita, Kansas, his wife’s flight, had collided mid-air with a helicopter while on approach to runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport. The tragic crash sent the aircraft plunging into the Potomac River around 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29.
Raza shared the last message his wife sent him before his messages went undelivered. It read, “We’re landing in 20.” He attempted to respond, but his texts failed to go through and that’s when a sinking feeling set in. Now he is deeply worried about his 26-year-old wife, whom he has been married to for just over two years.
Hamaad Raza shows the last text message he got from his wife before the crash, from a post dated January 30, 2025 | Source: Youtube/@WUSA9news
“I’m just praying that somebody’s pulling her out of the river right now as we speak. That’s all I can pray for. I’m just praying to God,” said Raza. He shared that his wife had traveled to Wichita for work and always had a fear of flying, making the tragic incident even more heartbreaking.
Raza is a senior associate at EY-Parthenon, a business consulting and services firm. He attended the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and graduated from John Burroughs School.
The journalist who spoke to Raza, Larry Miller, a news anchor for WUSA 9-TV, has also shared that more family members are getting into Reagan Washington National Airport to get information about their loved ones.
