The collision has sparked questions about how such a devastating accident could ... approved and outside of its flight path when it collided with the American Airlines passenger jet.

The American Airlines jet that ... The American flight had been approaching from the south, following the Potomac River along a well-known path for pilots and frequent flyers of the DC area.

American Airlines Flight 5342, a regional jet en route from ... up to the midair crash that proved to be the deadliest aviation accident in the United States in nearly a quarter of a century.