The number of people onboard and any fatalities is unknown at this time. The plane can carry up to 65 passengers and four crew members.

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.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

A passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night the, FAA said.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said he will head to Washington, D.C., as part of the airline's response to Wednesday night's collision between and American regional jet and a military helicopter. "Most importantly,

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.

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

An American Airlines flight collided with a helicopter as it approached Washington DC's Ronald Reagan National Airport, officials say. It came down in the Potomac River, officials said, and search and rescue boats have been deployed to the area.

Three American soldiers were on board a Black Hawk helicopter when it was involved in a mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

An American Airlines regional passenger jet was involved in a mid-air collision on Wednesday night with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.

An American Airlines regional passenger plane with a seating capacity between 66 and 78 collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan.