While driving home, Ari Shulman said a "spray of sparks" in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair collision unfold.

An American Airlines passenger jet carrying 64 people and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers on board near Reagan National Airport collided just outside Washington, DC, officials said.

ABC15 spoke with military officials in the Valley to discuss what happened in last night's Washington D.C. area plane 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.

WASHINGTON — More than a dozen bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River after a plane collided with a military helicopter in midair and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Wednesday night.

National Transportation Safety Board provides updates on plane, helicopter collision in Washington D In the last few hours CBS News confirmed only one air traffic control worker was managing the helicopters when the crash between a military helicopter and passenger plane occurred in Washington D.

Approximately 67 people are presumed dead after an Army helicopter and American Airlines passenger jet collided near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night.

Recovery crews in Washington, D.C. are facing challenges due to the Potomac River's frigid 35-degree temperatures, which pose risks of cold shock. Training programs emphasize the importance of protective gear and monitoring exposure time to safeguard responders in such extreme conditions.

A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

Taj Troy a local pilot shared what investigators could be looking for to figure out what happened before the fatal crash Wednesday night.

None are believed to have survived the Wednesday night collision, which caused both aircraft to plunge into the frigid Potomac River.