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Commercial jet collides with Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan airport


An American Airlines passenger jet heading inbound from Kansas collided with a Blackhawk helicopter midair near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in northern Virginia on Wednesday night. Flights at the airport have been halted while search and rescue teams survey the area for survivors in the Potomac River. There is no word yet on casualties.

An American Airlines passenger jet heading inbound from Kansas collided with a Blackhawk helicopter midair near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in northern Virginia on Wednesday night. Flights at the airport have been halted while search and rescue teams survey the area for survivors in the Potomac River. A user posted webcam footage of the explosion shot from the Kennedy Center.

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