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

In 2017 the American Eagle CRJ-900 in this weeks accident struck a deer on takeoff in 2017 but has safely carried millions of passengers since then.

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

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.

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.

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, with no survivors expected.

Many established international airlines have posted messages of condolences following news of the American Airlines plane crash in Washington DC, US.

An American Airlines regional jet carrying 60 passengers, including U.S. and Russian figure skaters, collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport Jan. 29.

After American Airlines’ American Eagle Flight 5342 had a mid-air collision with a helicopter and subsequently crashed into the Potomac River, the D.C. fire chief shared a statement.

Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.

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.”