The so-called “black box” is one of the most important pieces of forensic evidence following a plane crash. There are ...

Takeoffs and landings are halted at Washington DC's Ronald Reagan National Airport as emergency services respond.

Authorities said Thursday that the crash shattered the regional commuter airplane into pieces as it and the military helicopter plummeted into the icy Potomac River, killing everyone aboard both ...

Officials say the conditions of the Potomac River complicated recovery efforts of the bodies of those killed on Wednesday in a midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita ...

Search and rescue is underway after a military helicopter collided with a commercial airplane midair before crashing into the Potomac River early Wednesday night near Washington D.C.'s Reagan ...

Andrew Harnik/Getty Eighteen bodies were reportedly removed from the Potomac River after an American Airlines regional passenger plane collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington ...

Warning: Viewer discretion is advised. Video above shows plane collide with helicopter over Potomac River.All takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington have been halted.Rescue teams ...

The crash triggered a desperate search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River Wednesday night, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said the midair collision occurred ...