Lawmakers from Oklahoma and Kansas are reacting to a plane crash near Washington, D.C., as federal authorities investigate.
Officials confirmed Thursday morning that a rescue operation has turned into recovery as they search for victims of a collision of an airplane and helicopter over the Potomac River just hours earlier.
An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.
Families gathered at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday were met with devastating news as their loved ones' plane collided mid-air with a military helicopter.
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Multiple Texas representatives have released statements Wednesday night after a plane collided with a military helicopter, causing it to crash near the Ronald Reagan Washington National airport. Ronald Reagan Washington National airport has closed all runways, and stopped air traffic in the area.
Officials said a search and rescue operation is underway, adding there is no information on any casualties at this time.
A multi-agency search and rescue operation is underway in the Potomac River after a small American Airlines aircraft collided with an Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport, authorities confirmed.
A passenger jet collided Wednesday with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.
Search and rescue operations have turned into a recovery mission after an American Airlines passenger plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan National Airport.
An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.
“It is the American airport,” said Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.), who said Reagan National isn’t just the most convenient airport for lawmakers. “It’s the place where citizens all over the country come to lobby their members of Congress, their US senators on issues of extreme importance to them.”