Hundreds of families are in mourning after an American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River near Washington,

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, Wednesday night, prompting a multi-agency search-and-rescue operation, according to officials.

Sixty-seven people died in a collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

A multi-agency search and rescue operation is underway in the Potomac River after a small American Airlines aircraft collided with an Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport, authorities confirmed.

View of Potomac River as debris removal is underway after plane crash near D.C. Live from Ronald Reagan National Airport as crews return to the scene on the Potomac River to retrieve the submerged wreckage of an airliner and an Army helicopter that collided midair in the deadliest U.

Operations to begin pulling from the Potomac River the wreckage of an American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter could start as soon as Monday. The remains of 55 of the 67 people onboard both aircraft have been recovered and identified so far.