An American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday collided with a military helicopter at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C.

The U.S. senator from Kansas who leads the Senate's aviation safety subcommittee talks about what Congress can do after the deadly plane crash in D.C.

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River.

The Kansas City area aviation community is describing a fatal plane crash in Washington D.C. as the deadliest they’ve seen in decades.

In the wake of the midair collision that occurred in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, multiple lawmakers and other prominent figures have made statements on the crash.

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

Before the additional flights were approved, a senator warned that the increase could heighten the risk of collisions.

A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.

The plane went down in the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport. An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected.

Over his career, Wargacki has seen significant advancements in safety, including the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), which alerts pilots to nearby aircraft. However, he explained that under 1,000 feet, the system's vocal warnings are disabled to prevent unnecessary maneuvers.

One of the pilots of the passenger jet involved in a mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. was a native of New York but grew up in Florida, where he learned to fly planes, according to records and statements from those who knew him.

Investigators have recovered the black boxes from the American Airlines jet involved in a mid-air collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C.