A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.

Officials said American Eagle Flight 5342 was attempting to land at Reagan National Airport when it collided with the helicopter midair. Federal officials said all 60 passengers and four crew members on board the American Airlines flight and three soldiers on board the helicopter are presumed dead.

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The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

In an emotional news conference, the mayor of Wichita, Kansas said her city is grieving the "tragic" plane collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter outside of Washington, DC Wednesday night.

Kansas officials are sharing what they know after an American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita crashed in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night.

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Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport experienced passenger growth and American Airlines added a direct flight to DC a year before the deadly crash.

More than 60 people are believed to be dead after a passenger plane collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night near Washington, D.C.