Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) said Thursday that the deadly plane crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night will “be a tragedy that touches our community.” Estes represents Kansas’s 4th Congressional District,

The plan to add five incoming and five outgoing flights was included in the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act last year.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the military has identified the three soldiers killed in the Black Hawk collision over the Potomac River.

Lawmakers have expressed concerns about congestion in at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport amid a constricted space.

As the American Eagle Flight 5342, a CRJ jet, approached the helicopter, the tower controller asked the helicopter pilot if he had the CRJ in sight. The helicopter pilot cannot be heard responding to the question before the two aircraft collided.

Three soldiers were onboard the helicopter, an Army official said.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is closed, according to an FAA alert posted Wednesday night. A ground stop will prevent planes from landing at the airport through at least 5 a.m. Thursday morning,

CBS News Texas reporter Marvin Hurst provides an update on the accident involving a passenger jet and helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The flight had 60 passengers and four crew members on board.

Investigators have retrieved the voice and data recorders from the passenger plane following Wednesday's crash which killed 67 people.

Officials shared they believe there are no survivors in the midair collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C.

Two “black boxes” have been recovered from the American Airlines regional jet following its deadly collision with an Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday evening, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.