Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.

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.

This afternoon the NTSB held its first briefing on the crash saying this was a very quick and rapid impact. Since Wednesday night they have been dealing with difficult conditions. Despite that, the DC fire chief says he is confident the remains of everyone involved will be found.

The NTSB released new information about the collision between the American Airlines passenger jet and an army helicopter at Reagan Washington National Airport. The disaster was caught on tape, we want to warn you the video is disturbing.

The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 aboard the flight survived.

Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.

The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

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

Everly and Alydia Livingston are among the figure skaters killed when an American Airlines flight collided with a Black Hawk helicopter

A jet collided with an Army helicopter while approaching the Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. Here are some things to know about the collision.

Nicholas Rowe flew for the U.S. air force for 20 years, and told his students at the WMU College of Aviation to avoid jumping to conclusions