Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century

An American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, according to officials.

Maryland crews were called in for search and recovery efforts following a deadly aircraft collision over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. The tragic crash took place Wednesday night involving a U.

Sixty-seven people are believed dead following Wednesday night’s crash between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter from Fort Belvoir.

Maryland divers are searching for victims' bodies after a plane and helicopter collided, crashing into the Potomac River at Reagan Airport.

Officials say the conditions of the Potomac River are complicating recovery efforts of the bodies of the 67 presumed dead in a mid-air collision between American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita and a military Black Hawk helicopter.