Several of the passengers and crew aboard an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter were identified and a black box was recovered on Thursday.

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.

The Post can reveal that grave lapses and miscommunications in one of the most crowded and complex patches of sky in the US are likely to blame.

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.

Officials say the conditions of the Potomac River complicated recovery efforts of the bodies those killed in a mid-air collision between American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita and an Army

A Georgia high school says that one of the soldiers involved in the mid-air collision was a former student and a member of their MCJROTC program.

A stationary camera operated by live camera company EarthCam appeared to capture the moment a passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter over the Potomac River.

An American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, according to officials.

Officials say the conditions of the Potomac River are complicating recovery efforts of the bodies of the 67 presumed dead in a mid-air collision between American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet carrying several dozen people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport has grounded all flights.