An American Airlines regional jetliner coming from Wichita, Kansas, collided midair with a Black Hawk military helicopter near Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.

Officials say no survivors are expected after an American Eagle jet and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter collided in Washington, D.C.

An American Eagle regional jet collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Without evidence, President Trump claimed that the FAA’s diversity initiatives may have contributed to the collision.

By Marlene Lenthang Despite a mammoth search-and-rescue operation, Fire and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly said during a press conference early Thursday that there were not believed to be any survivors from the midair collision over the Potomac River.

On January 29, 2025, a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700, operating as American Eagle Flight 5342, collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The tragic accident marks the first deadly crash involving a commercial airliner in the U.S. since 2009.

The number of people onboard and any fatalities is unknown at this time. The plane can carry up to 65 passengers and four crew members.

The National Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to provide an update on Thursday on the deadly airplane-helicopter crash over Washington, D.C. Watch live at 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30 in the video player above.

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday at a press conference that “we look at facts on our investigation and that will take some time.”

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom says he's heading to Washington, D.C, after a passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.