Video footage of the incident shows the aircraft flying at a low altitude, before an explosion happened at the moment of ...

As investigators look into the cause of Wednesday night's plane crash, pilots share their initial take on the collision.

American Airlines Flight 5342 was scheduled to land at 9:03 p.m. on Wednesday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The FAA and NTSB have launched an investigation into how an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter over ...

An American Airlines flight colliding with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. was a sheer moment of heartbreak for people ...

From United Flight 232 in Sioux City to the loss of Buddy Holly in Clear Lake: What's Iowa's history with fatal plane crashes?

Equipment failure led Flight 232 from Denver to Chicago to crash in Sioux City in 1989, killing more than 100 people.

Air travel, while statistically one of the safest modes of transportation, has seen its fair share of tragic accidents.

Authorities are investigating the mid-air collision between AA flight and a U.S. Army helicopter. Experts call for prudence ...

Multiple fatalities have been reported after a horrific incident involving American Airlines flight 5342 and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Washington D.C., with first responders still ...

Air traffic controllers asked Flight 5342 to switch runways when coming in to land. Black box recordings from the jet and the ...

A passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington's Potomac River Wednesday after colliding midair with a military helicopter, with US media reporting multiple bodies pulled from the dark, ...