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.

Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., declined to say if she was aware of any survivors from the crash of an American Airlines flight and military helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Ronald Reagan National Airport is expected to reopen for flights at 11 a.m., according to Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser.

A view of emergency response to Wednesday night’s fatal crash of a passenger jet landing at Reagan National Airport and an Army helicopter. The body of the plane was found upside-down in three sections in waist-deep water in the Potomac River.

Watch highlights from the deadly American Airlines and Blackhawk plane crash including news conferences, Trump briefing

An American Airlines 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 a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

A passenger jet carrying 64 people 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 airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe.

US President Donald Trump reacted to Wednesday night’s mid-air collision between a passenger jet and an Army Black Ha

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