Massachusetts native Chris Collins was among 67 people killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River, his family said in a statement on Friday.

Friends and family are remembering Chris Collins, a former Dighton resident, who died when American Airlines 5342 collided with a Black Hawk near DC.

A Stamford resident was one of 67 people who died when American Airlines Flight 5342 collided in mid-air with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport, sending both aircraft into the Potomac river Wednesday night.

Collins, 42, grew up in North Dighton but his professional life took him to New York City where he worked in finance as vice president and a senior analyst at Moody’s Investors Service.

A man from Massachusetts who never lost his love for visits to Cape Cod was among the 64 people killed in the mid-air collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 this week in Washington, D.C. The family of Chris Collins shared a statement Friday celebrating the life of the “true adventurer with a passion for the outdoors and a lifelong love of animals.

Chris Collins was one of the victims of the deadly midair collision in Washington D.C. that occurred on Jan. 29, 2025. (WLNE)NORTH DIGHTON, Mass. (WLNE) — The family of Chris Collins, one of the victims of the crash between a helicopter and plane in Washington D.

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Young attorneys who attended Boston-area schools and financial professionals from Mass. killed in American Airlines, military helicopter crash in D.C.

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Analysts Chris Collins and Melissa Nicandri were among the 64 passengers and crew aboard American Airlines flight 5342.

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