There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look at what we know about the victims.

Lights from emergency vehicles are seen at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, after an air crash near the Potomac River on Jan. 29, 2025. "I am on site at the FAA HQ and closely monitoring the situation," Duffy wrote. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said she is "actively" in contact with authorities regarding the crash.

An American Airlines flight crashed into a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over the Potomac River as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

He indicated 27 bodies had been recovered from the airplane, and one from the helicopter.

The Black Hawk is a US Army workhorse helicopter. It has been flying for decades. One tragically collided with a passenger jet this week.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

The Post can reveal that miscommunications in one of the most crowded and complex patches of sky in the US are likely to blame.

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.

A few minutes before the jet was to land, air traffic controllers asked American Airlines Flight 5342 if it could do so on a shorter runway, and the pilots agreed. Controllers cleared the jet to land, and flight tracking sites showed the plane adjust its approach to the new runway.

An American Airlines jet collided midair with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport. Four crew and 60 passengers were on board the plane.

According to the FAA, an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided into a 60-passenger flight landing at DCA midair.