CBS News confirmed only one air traffic control worker was managing the helicopters when the crash between a military helicopter and passenger plane occurred in Washington D.C. That is a job normally done by two people.

Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.

An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.

On January 30, 2025, a tragic midair collision near Washington, DC, resulted in multiple fatalities, including residents from Delaware and

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held their first press conference Thursday afternoon following a deadly collision just outside of Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Wednesday night.

Recovery efforts continue near Washington, D.C. after a military helicopter collided mid-air with an American Airlines flight Wednesday night.

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Investigators confirmed they have recovered a cockpit voice recorder and a flight-data recorder from American Eagle Flight 5342, which will undergo analysis.

Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday, moving slowly under rainy skies and scanning the shoreline as investigators sought clues into the midair collision that killed 67 people and raised questions about air traffic safety around the nation’s capital.

Responders are working to recover the victims of Wednesday night's midair collision over Washington, D.C. It could be the deadliest crash to occur in U.S. airspace in at least 15 years.

Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.