The Federal Aviation Administration in a statement said American Airlines Flight 5342, departing from Wichita, Kansas to Washington, collided around 9 p.m. midair while approaching the runway with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.

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.

The crash, resulting in 67 lives lost, is the deadliest aviation incident in the United States since 2001. It ends a yearslong accident-free run for the country’s commercial flight industry.

Former Assistant Secretary of State Robert Charles revisits the inaugural messages of Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy on Trump's inauguration day.

""DCA is one of the most demanding airports in the world. It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter alley’ with hundreds of police, military, news and rescue helicopters criss-crossing the Potomac River,

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.

A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.

The airliner involved in the DCA crash came into service 20 years ago and averaged around 50 flights per year.

Dozens of people — including more than a dozen figure skaters — were killed after a collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington,

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter carrying three soldiers while preparing to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.

American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, home to some of the country's most restricted airspace.

Without evidence, Trump blamed air traffic controllers, the helicopter pilots and Democratic policies at federal agencies for Wednesday night's collision.