An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening. Three soldiers were onboard the helicopter and a massive search and rescue operation is now unfolding in the Potomac River.

The number of people onboard and any fatalities is unknown at this time. The plane can carry up to 65 passengers and four crew members.

The jet was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members when it collided with a U.S. Army helicopter carrying three soldiers, officials said.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River. 78 passengers, cabin crew members and motorists died. Just five people survived, and only three are still alive to witness news of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.

One of the American Airlines pilots who died in a collision with an Army helicopter Wednesday night has been identified by his father.

Video recorded by bystanders shows the harrowing moment when the 2 aircraft crashed into one another, causing an explosion over the nation's capital.

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and