An American Airlines jet with 64 people aboard collided with a Sikorsky H-60 Army helicopter carrying three soldiers while approaching Reagan Washington National Airport, crashing into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

Less than 30 seconds before the crash, an air traffic controller asked the helicopter if it had the arriving plane in sight. The controller made another radio call to the helicopter moments later: “PAT 25 pass behind the CRJ.” Seconds after that, the two aircraft collided.

A commercial jet and a helicopter collided mid-air near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, crashing into the Potomac River. The number of passengers on board the jet is unknown.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A small aircraft crashed in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport late Wednesday, and fire boats were on the scene, the Washington fire department said.

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

A small aircraft has crashed in the Potomac River near the vicinity of Reagan National Airport, according to officials.

An American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter crashing into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport (DCA) Wednesday night.

The crash on Wednesday night near Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport involved an American Airlines flight from Wichita and a Black Hawk helicopter. No one is believed to have survived the crash.

Almost 30 bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River after Wednesday night’s collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter near Washington, DC. That’s according to Washington officials,

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

Officials said a search and rescue operation is underway, adding there is no information on any casualties at this time.

GOP lawmakers were caught off guard by the president’s remarks Thursday about the deadly collision …{beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Jacquelyn Martin, Associated