The flight then crashed into the Potomac River. According to the FAA, Flight 5342 from Witchita Kansas collided midair while approaching the runway at Reagan Washington National Airport.

An American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening. Officials believe everyone on both aircraft died.

An Army helicopter crash with American Airlines Flight 5342 over the Potomac River on Wednesday night, killing all 64 people on board the plane and the three soldiers in the helicopter. James ...

Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people in the United States deadliest aviation disaster in ...

Mark Reinstein/Getty On the night of Wednesday, Jan. 29, an American Airlines regional passenger aircraft collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over the Potomac River, the same site of ...

Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. More than 40 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage, D.C. officials said Friday afternoon. Those efforts will continue and salvage ...

The impact caused the aircraft to plummet into the icy waters of the Potomac River. The crash crushed multiple vehicles on the bridge, resulting in the deaths of four motorists. Seventy passengers ...

The crash triggered a desperate search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River Wednesday night, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said the midair collision occurred ...