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.

A passenger jet carrying 64 people 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.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

An American Airlines regional passenger jet was involved in a mid-air collision on Wednesday night with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.

The American Airlines flight that crashed with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard reportedly split in half after its collision on Wednesday.

An American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C. was involved in a crash near Reagan Airport Wednesday night.

A passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night the, FAA said.

The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Reagan National Airport will remain closed until Friday after a passenger-filled American Airlines place and a military helicopter collided Wednesday night.

The Skikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is one of the most ubiquitous and iconic military helicopters, filling multiple roles for the U.S. military, including air assault, general support, medevac, command and control,

Dozens are feared dead after an American Airlines passenger jet collided in mid-air with a military helicopter. Reports in the US suggest at least 18 bodies have been recovered so far, with 64 people on the plane and three US soldiers in the helicopter.