While landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday shortly before 9 p.m., American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the icy Potomac River.
An aviation attorney told Fox News Digital he expects the families of the victims of Wednesday's midair collision will file lawsuits in the coming days.
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected.
An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter as it was approaching Reagan National Airport.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom on Thursday morning expressed his condolences to the family and loved ones of those aboard a flight that collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night.
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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 crash is the deadliest in the country since 2009. On Feb. 12 of that year, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed shortly before its scheduled landing at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. 49 passengers and a person inside the home the plane landed on were killed.
President Trump at moments of national tragedy has always been more comfortable finding fault than providing comfort or expressing empathy.
Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.