An American Airlines regional jet was involved in a midair collision near Washington, D.C., the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.

This post was updated with additional information from the Navy. Search efforts continue in the Potomac River after an American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew on board collided in midair with an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers near Reagan National Airport outside Washington,

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

The American Airlines flight that crashed with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard reportedly split in half after its collision on Wednesday.

Without evidence, Trump blamed air traffic controllers, the helicopter pilots and Democratic policies at federal agencies for Wednesday night's collision.

By The A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting

The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

The crash between a regional jet and a military helicopter left 67 dead, including three students and six parents in Fairfax and multiple former students of Loudoun public schools.

Officials indicated a number of people died after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night, causing both to crash into

A midair collision near Reagan National Airport has raised questions about aviation safety protocols, following Donald Trump’s controversial hiring freeze on air traffic controllers just days earlier.