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

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom released a third statement Thursday following the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342, saying the AA family was devastated and hurting but focusing on taking care of the victims' families.

American Eagle Flight 5342 en route from Wichita, Kansas (ICT), to Washington, D.C. (DCA) was involved in an accident at DCA,” the airline said in a statement.

Officials say no survivors are expected after an American Eagle jet and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter collided in Washington, D.C.

Grace Maxwell, a student at Cedarville University in Greene County, Ohio, was identified as one of the 67 killed in the D.C. plane-chopper crash.

A Reagen Airport accident has claimed the lives of many. A mid-air crash that happened on the evening of January 29, 2025, involved an American Eagle Flight 5342 colliding with a U.

Captain Jonathan Campos, 34, died after the plane collided with a Black Hawk helicopter. The four-person, Charlotte-based crew of the commercial plane, all 60 passengers, and the three people on the military helicopter all died, authorities said.

Robert Isom, American Airlines CEO, gave a briefing Wednesday evening after an aircraft operated by one of the company’s subsidiaries collided with a military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River.

A look at the victims of Wednesday’s devastating mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.

D.C. police confirmed a crash had taken place over the Potomac and that search and rescue operations were taking place in the river. Donald Trump later weighed in.

The search and rescue mission was transitioning to a recovery mission, and no survivors were expected, DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said.