The search and rescue mission was transitioning to a recovery mission, and no survivors were expected, DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said.
A longtime American Airlines pilot talks about the challenges of flying in and out of Washington's Reagan National Airport.
Multiple 911 callers reported the crash near the river just before 8:55 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department and the District of Columbia Fire and EMS.
The FAA and NTSB have launched an investigation into how an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River.
An American Airlines flight collided with a helicopter in midair as it approached DCA on Wednesday, the FAA said.
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
The American Airlines flight that crashed with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard reportedly split in half after its collision on Wednesday.
Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
Officials have begun identifying victims of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., late Wednesday night.
An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night. Officials have not provided a death toll but said all passengers and crew on both flights were feared dead.
Emergency services in Washington DC are searching the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following the incident just before 9pm on Wednesday night