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

An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.

An American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The crash near Reagan National Airport has renewed questions about the airport's flight load, considering its small size, among other issues.

Investigators analyze flight data to understand the crash between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter and exactly what was going on before disaster struck.

Airport preferred by Washington lawmakers and lobbyists lies in some of the most congested airspace in the country.

Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) said Thursday that the deadly plane crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night will “be a tragedy that touches our community.” Estes represents Kansas’s 4th Congressional District,

Reagan airport faced warnings over its packed airspace for years. More flights were approved anyway - ‘We’ve been pretty plain about our [safety] concerns, but it isn’t a good time to speculate right now,

RICHMOND, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - A retired pilot gave 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 showing what it looks like to fly near Washington, D.C., and over the Potomac River.

A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.

Wreckage from Wednesday’s mid-air collision in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon/U.S. Coast Guard/Distributed by the Associated Press Share American Airlines Flight 5342 hit an Army helicopter near Washington D.