Breaking: Passenger Jet crashes into Potomac River in Washington, after Mid-air collision with helicopter

An American Airlines regional jet has reportedly collided midair with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The plane was coming from Wichita, Kansas. A person familiar with the details said the flight was carrying 64 people, CNBC reported.

The PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jetliner collided with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter around 9 pm ET while the passenger jet was on approach to Runway 33 at the airport, the FAA said. On board the flight were 60 passengers and four crew members. The helicopter was an Army Black Hawk, according to a defense official and an Army official.

In a statement, president Donald Trump said he has been briefed on the “terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport.” “May God Bless their souls,” he said in the statement posted on X by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

More details later…