President Donald Trump called the crash a "tragedy of terrible proportions." "Our hearts are shattered," Trump said in a press briefing at the White House, after holding a moment of silence. "Our prayers are with you now and in the days to come.

The midair collision between an American Airlines flight and the military helicopter involved 67 people and is not expected to have any survivors.

Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.

A PSA Airlines jet, operated by American Airlines, and a blackhawk military helicopter collided Thursday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.There are reports of survivors in the Potomac River after the aircraft came down.

Trump said the Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation and Safety Board and the U.S. military will carry out a "systematic and comprehensive investigation."

Leaders across the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region, as well as federal lawmakers, are reacting to the tragic American Airlines plane crash near DCA.

This is the dramatic moment a helicopter crashed into a passenger plane that was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington on Wednesday night. Footage from an observation camera at the nearby Kennedy Centre shows a fireball followed by a cloud of smoke.

Multiple fatalities have been reported after a horrific incident involving American Airlines flight 5342 and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over

Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation.

The Blackhawk that struck an American Airlines flight landing at Reagan airport had three soldiers on board and no VIPs or senior officials were involved.

The Federal Aviation Administration in a statement said American Airlines Flight 5342, departing from Wichita, Kansas to Washington, collided around 9 p.m. midair while approaching the runway with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.

Two press conferences were held Thursday morning, one in D.C. and one in Wichita, Kansas. Watch the livestream here.