Plane Crash Live: Helicopter Emerges In River After American Airlines Crash

A plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C. on Wednesday evening.

A large search-and-rescue operation has been launched in the nearby Potomac River, but the precise number of the casualties and survivors remains unclear.

What to Know:

• The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that a “CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time.”
• The commercial aircraft was an American Airlines flight originating from Wichita, Kansas.
• Three soldiers were onboard the military Blackhawk helicopter, an Army official said.
• The helicopter was on a training flight at the time of the collision, an official told The Associated Press.
• All takeoffs and landings at the airport have been halted until at least 11 a.m. ET on Thursday.