The search and rescue mission was transitioning to a recovery mission, and no survivors were expected, DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said.

An American Airlines regional jet with around 60 passengers crashed in Washington D.C. Wednesday night following a collision with a military helicopter, according to officials. Here’s what we know so far.

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.

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.

Several flights to and from Washington D.C. have been canceled at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) following a deadly crash Wednesday night. CAE has nonstop flights to two airports in Washington D.

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

The American Airlines flight that crashed with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard reportedly split in half after its collision on Wednesday.

A regional American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter collided midair Wednesday night, sending both aircrafts into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport, officials said.

The American Airlines regional jet was on the final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. when it collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday shortly before 9 p.

The CEO of American Airlines is seeking answers about the mid-air collision of a military helicopter and one of its regional passenger planes while it was trying to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C.

American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, home to some of the country's most restricted airspace.