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

A plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members crashed into the Potomac River in the US shortly after 9pm local time

DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has shut down and The Federal Aviation Authority has confirmed a American Airlines Flight operated by PSA Airlines collided mid-air with a Blackhawk Sikor

The collision occurred around 9 p.m. EST on Wednesday when the jet was making it's approach to Reagan National Airport, according to local officials.

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

An American Airlines flight has collided in mid-air with a helicopter in Washington DC, with both crashing in the Potomac River

Leaders across the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region, as well as federal lawmakers, are reacting to the tragic American Airlines plane crash near DCA.

An American Airlines regional passenger plane with a seating capacity between 66 and 78 collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan.

Nearly 300 first responders are searching for survivors after the deadly collision between an American Airlines jet and Army Black Hawk Helicopter outside Washington, DC.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is closed, according to an FAA alert posted Wednesday night. A ground stop will prevent planes from landing at the airport through at least 5 a.m. Thursday morning,

As the American Eagle Flight 5342, a CRJ jet, approached the helicopter, the tower controller asked the helicopter pilot if he had the CRJ in sight. The helicopter pilot cannot be heard responding to the question before the two aircraft collided.

There were around 60 people aboard the regional passenger plane before it crashed with a helicopter on Wednesday, Jan. 29