By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Shepardson and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scores of people are feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter

An American Airlines regional jet collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington DC's Ronald Reagan National Airport

As American Airlines Flight 5342 descended calmly over the Potomac River, a US army helicopter approached. The outcome was disastrous

By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Shepardson and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scores of people were feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet carrying 64 people collided with a U.S.

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

WASHINGTON D.C. (WIBW) - CBS News reports at least 19 casualties in the plane crash Wednesday night over Washington D.C.‘s Potomac River. “A police official at the scene told CBS News there were three debris fields in the water and that at least 19 bodies had been recovered as of 2:50 E.T. The official said no survivors had been found so far.”

Authorities have not released an official death toll; local media say at least 18 bodies have been recovered. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.

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.

By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Shepardson and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scores of people were feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet with 64 people on board and a U.S. Army

The Star Editorial Board thinks Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran, member of a subcommittee on aviation, can and should lead the way in re-examining air safety.