Flights in and out of the Virginia airport originally halted as dive teams scoured the crash site throughout the night.

Several members of the figure skating community have spoken out after several athletes and their families were involved in a plane crash

More than 60 people were killed when an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members was found upside down in three sections in waist-deep water in the Potomac River. Three soldiers aboard the helicopter also died.

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

The harrowing 30 seconds before a Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines plane crashed in Washington DC was captured on radar. Both aircraft collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport before crashing into the Potomac River at 8.47pm local time (1.47am GMT) on Wednesday.

Donald Trump has blamed a diversity hiring spree for causing the deadly crash between a military helicopter and a passenger plane that killed 67 people in Washington DC.

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

RICHMOND, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - A retired pilot gave a first-hand view of what it’s like to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Chuck Smith says he has made that approach and landing hundreds of times in his career. He shared a video showing what it looks like to fly near Washington, D.C., and over the Potomac River.

View of Reagan Washington National Airport after plane crash Live view of Ronald Reagan National Airport after a midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft,

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

Air crash investigations can take months, and federal investigators told reporters they would not speculate on what caused the collision between the Army helicopter and a jetliner.