There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look at what we know about the victims.
The pilot of the American Airlines plane that crashed into a U.S. Army Helicopter on Wednesday night was identified as 28-year-old Sam Lilley, according to Eric Perry, an anchor for Fox 5 of Atlanta.
Air Traffic Control (ATC) audio from Wednesday’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet reveals the moments before and after controllers witnessed the disaster unfold.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
A family with Georgia ties is grieving after learning their loved one was one of the pilots killed in the crash between a small American Airlines plane and a military helicopter crash near Reagan National Airport.
Mark Roberts, a retired American Airlines pilot with 40 years of experience, spoke about some of the challenges both crews faced flying at nighttime.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom expressed “deep sorrow” about the crash that occurred near Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday. Isom, in a video statement, said the
Officials said all 60 passengers aboard the plane, the four flight crew members and three soldiers in the helicopter are dead.
Officials reported Thursday that all individuals aboard the American Airlines jet, which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., are feared dead.
An EarthCam near the Kennedy Center captured the moment a small American Airlines plane collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport.
A hero pilot has said he believes the fact that aircraft were flying over water at night could be factors in yesterday's American Airlines tragedy in Washington DC. One of the company's commercial jets collided with a Black Hawk helicopter in the sky,
WASHINGTON — American Airlines CEO Robert Isom called the Flight 5342 crash a "heartbreaking accident." In total, 67 people were killed in the collision between the jetliner and a military helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. Wednesday night.