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

Robert Isom provided an update after an Army Black Hawk collided with an AA plane coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. (Credit: American Airlines)

Robert Isom, American Airlines CEO, gave a briefing Wednesday evening after an aircraft operated by one of the company's subsidiaries collided with a military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River.

A passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night the, FAA said.

An American Airlines regional passenger jet was involved in a mid-air collision on Wednesday night with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.

An American Airlines regional passenger plane with a seating capacity between 66 and 78 collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said he will head to Washington, D.C., as part of the airline's response to Wednesday night's collision between and American regional jet and a military helicopter. "Most importantly,

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.

An American Airlines regional jet carrying 64 passengers and crew and a military helicopter collided in midair Wednesday night near a Washington, D.C. area airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said the crash involved a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by American’s regional carrier PSA and a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.

A small commercial airliner and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening, D.C. Fire and EMS confirmed.

According to BBC, the American Airlines flight carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, collided with a military helicopter as it approached Ronald Reagan National Airport. Consequently, the plane crashed into the Potomac River, splitting in half.