A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

The deadly mid-air collision over Washington, D.C., has reignited concerns over air traffic congestion and safety risks at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a tightly packed aviation hub that shares airspace with military and government flights.

Leaders across the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region, as well as federal lawmakers, are reacting to the tragic American Airlines plane crash near DCA.

Authorities are investigating an apparent crash involving a regional jetliner and a helicopter

More than 60 people were killed when an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Law enforcement and other officials say an aircraft went down near Ronald Reagan National Airport, and all takeoffs and landings have been halted.

Multiple flights from Nashville to Reagan Washington National in Washington D.C. have been canceled following a deadly plane crash near airport.

A retired pilot gives a first-hand view of what it’s like to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.Chuck Smith says he has made that approach and landing hundreds of times in his career. He shared a video with 12 On Your Side showing what it looks like to fly near Washington,

There are likely no survivors after an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter crashed midair near Washington, D.C, Wednesday evening, officials have said.Flight 5342 from Kansas was on the final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport when it collided with the Black Hawk helicopter before exploding a huge fireball.

Seven local friends from Maryland tragically lost their lives in the D.C. plane crash as they were heading back from a hunting trip in Kansas.

Two Skating Club of Jackson Hole coaches trained at the same Boston ice skating club where 14 victims of Wednesday’s D.C.-area plane collision