華盛頓特區嚴重空難：美國航空客機與軍用直升機相撞
美國華盛頓特區發生嚴重空難，一架美國航空（American Airlines）客機於周三晚間降落時，與一架軍用直升機相撞，隨後墜入波托馬克河。事件造成機上64人及直升機上3人全數罹難，目前搜救行動因惡劣天氣暫停，預計待飛機殘骸移除後恢復。
根據美國國家運輸安全委員會（NTSB）初步調查，事發時客機正從威奇托（Wichita）飛往華盛頓特區的羅納德·里根國家機場，機上載有60名乘客及4名機組人員。直升機則為軍方訓練飛行，機上有3名士兵。兩機在接近機場時發生碰撞，隨後墜入河中。NTSB表示，目前尚未找到飛行記錄器（黑匣子），預計30天內發布初步報告。
美國總統特朗普在記者會上對事件表示哀悼，並質疑空中交通管制及直升機飛行員的操作，甚至將事故歸咎於前任政府的多元化招聘政策，但未提供具體證據。美國國防部長皮特·赫格塞斯（Pete Hegseth）則表示，事件可能與高度控制問題有關，並稱軍方已展開調查。
此外，波士頓滑冰俱樂部（Skating Club of Boston）證實，機上有多名滑冰運動員、教練及家屬，其中包括1994年世界花式滑冰冠軍俄羅斯組合Evgenia Shishkova與Vadim Naumov。該俱樂部表示，這些成員剛結束在威奇托的訓練營，正返回波士頓。
搜救行動因天氣惡劣暫停，預計待飛機殘骸移除後恢復。目前已有28具遺體從客機中尋獲，直升機上的3名士兵遺體也已找到。當局表示，將繼續努力尋回所有遇難者遺體，並調查事故原因。
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