American Airlines 5342 was inbound to Ronald Regan Washington National Airport at an altitude of about 400ft when the aircraft collided mid-air with an army helicopter in Washington

The pilots of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter late Wednesday night have been identified. Jonathan Campos, 34, was the captain of American Airlines Flight 5342 when an Army helicopter apparently flew into its path as it prepared for landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington,