An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.

Recovery efforts are ongoing on the Potomac River and the loved ones of those killed in the crash have begun sharing tributes. One man has recalled how he was waiting for his wife at the airport when he learned what had happened.