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A plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C. on Wednesday evening.
A large search-and-rescue operation has been launched in the nearby Potomac River, but the precise number of the casualties and survivors remains unclear.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that a “CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time.”
The commercial aircraft was an American Airlines flight originating from Wichita, Kansas.
Three soldiers were onboard the military Blackhawk helicopter, an Army official said.
The helicopter was on a training flight at the time of the collision, an official told The Associated Press.
All takeoffs and landings at the airport have been halted until at least 11 a.m. ET on Thursday.
Photos have emerged of the destroyed helicopter in the waters of the Potomac River.
Photos have emerged of the destroyed helicopter in the waters of the Potomac River.
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