An American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C. was involved in a crash near Reagan Airport Wednesday night.

The moments before and after a crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter are detailed in air traffic control audio.

All 64 people aboard a flight from Wichita, Kansas – 60 passengers and four crew members – and the three soldiers on a U.S. Army helicopter were believed dead after the two aircraft collided in a fiery explosion near Washington,

At least 30 bodies have been pulled from the crash scene in the Washington DC area after a passenger plane collided in mid-air with a helicopter, according to the BBC's US partner CBS News. The plane was carrying 64 passengers and crew when it landed in the Potomac River after the collision.

Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday ordered flags throughout the state to be flown at half-staff immediately until sundown on Thursday, February 6, to honor those who lost their lives in

Officials said American Eagle Flight 5342 was attempting to land at Reagan National Airport when it collided with the helicopter midair. Federal officials said all 60 passengers and four crew members on board the American Airlines flight and three soldiers on board the helicopter are presumed dead.

Kansas, has taken the nonstop flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C., dozens of times since the route became available about a year ago. On Wednesday evening, a flight on that route collided with an Army helicopter as it descended toward Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington,

Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) said Thursday that the deadly plane crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night will “be a tragedy that touches our community.” Estes represents

Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating team were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.

Officials believe there are no survivors after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below,

Elected officials from Nebraska and Iowa shared their thoughts on the deadly midair crash involving a plane and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.