An American Airlines flight crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with a U.S. Army helicopter while approaching Reagan National Airport.

The Post spoke to several aviation experts about a number of factors that may have contributed to the fatal collision.

Officials say American Eagle Flight No. 5342 was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members when it collided with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter around 9 p.m.

Figure skaters, their coaches and family members had been on a flight to Washington after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.

Sen. Jerry Moran (R., Kan.) announced to great fanfare new nonstop flights from Wichita to Washington, D.C., in July 2023. The direct flights began in January 2024. “Over the past several years, I hav ...

It's been confirmed that no survivors have been found following a midair collision Wednesday night near D.C.'s Reagan National Airport between an American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita ...

A passenger plane and a military helicopter collided close to Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night. American Airlines Flight 5342 was approaching a runway at the airport to land shortly ...

Officials believe that there were no survivors after an American Airlines jet flying from Wichita, Kan., to Reagan National Airport collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter in the skies near ...

Authorities are investigating a midair collision an American Airlines regional jet and a military helicopter near Reagan ...

Hundreds of rescuers are searching the frigid waters of the Potomac River for survivors after an American Airlines jet with ...

Officials believe there are no survivors following a crash in DC between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter.

Thursday’s flights between Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. and Capital Region International Airport in Lansing ...