The number of people onboard and any fatalities is unknown at this time. The plane can carry up to 65 passengers and four crew members.

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

The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines commuter plane near Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia Wednesday was on a “training flight” when it crashed into the Potomac River, according to the military service branch.

An American Airlines regional passenger jet was involved in a mid-air collision on Wednesday night with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.

As the plane made its approach to runway 33, an orange fireball lit up the horizon when the military chopper collided with the regional jet.

The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

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.

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An American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening.

In a video statement, American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said he would be traveling to Washington D.C. to oversee the airline’s response to the collision between an American regional jet and a military helicopter.

An American Eagle jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington on Wednesday night. The number of casualties is unclear, and a search-and-rescue mission is ongoing.