A multi-agency search and rescue operation is underway in the Potomac River after a small American Airlines aircraft collided with an Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport, authorities confirmed.

A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington

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

The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport before its Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet last week,

The Federal Aviation Administration is indefinitely reducing flights into Reagan National Airport from 28 to 26 arrivals an hour to address safety concerns after the deadly crash there last week, according to two individuals with knowledge of the decision who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

The FAA plans to reduce flight arrivals at Washington Reagan National Airport after a deadly collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet.

More than 280 flights were delayed Friday at Reagan National Airport (DCA) due to the ongoing plane crash investigation. Some travelers were frustrated because the reason for the delays was not communicated to the passengers on all of the flights.