One of the military pilots who died in Wednesday night’s midair collision near Washington is from Noxubee County, Mississippi.

The Macon Beacon One of the victims in the fatal collision between the passenger jet and Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. has been identified as a Mississippi man. According to The Macon Beacon, Noxubee County native Andrew Eaves was among the military Blackhawk pilots who died in the crash.

Also killed were the 60 passengers and four crew members on the commercial airliner. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a spelling or grammar error in our story?

A man with ties to Mississippi died after a collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near

Two fathers and service members have been identified as among the three crew members who died Wednesday when their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft.

A Facebook post by Andrew Eaves' wife said that he was among the three people on the Blak Hawk helicopter involved in the crash.

A pilot in the Blackhawk helicopter that collided with an airliner in Washington D.C. was from Noxubee County.

The Gulfport Biloxi International Airport shares a statement in the wake of the tragic collision in Washington, D.C. A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.

Army Black Hawk pilot identified as Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves after fatal crash over Reagan National Airport. No survivors.

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.

All 67 people aboard an American Eagle flight from Kansas and an Army helicopter were killed in a collision Wednesday night over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.