The plane went down in the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport. An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected.

The Federal Aviation Authority has confirmed US Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane were involved in a mid-air collision.

A collision between an American Airlines plane and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter occurred outside Washington DC on Wednesday night. The plane, with 64 people aboard, collided with the helicopter, which had three soldiers on board.