Kansas officials are reacting to news of a passenger airplane crash in Washington, D.C., after a collision Wednesday night with a military aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that "Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter" while approaching the runway at around 9 p.
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.
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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A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.
The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport experienced passenger growth and American Airlines added a direct flight to DC a year before the deadly crash.