A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers. Here's what we know about the incident so far.

The DC plane ... American Airlines flight 5342 with 60 passengers and four crew aboard departed Wichita, Kansas (5.18pm local time) with an expected arrival time of 9.03pm ET *8.39pm Eastern ...

American Airlines flight 5342 was approaching Runway 33 at Reagan ... The emergency call went out about 8:50 p.m. Eastern ...

American Airlines flight 5342 was approaching Runway ... The emergency call went out about 8:50 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, according to an audio feed of the Metropolitan Washington Airports ...

In the minutes before an American Airlines ... the river's eastern shore, following a standard, published path known as "Route 4." Several of these channels cut through the DC area, allowing ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The deaths came after the passenger jet was preparing to land shortly before 9 p.m. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after ...

A grief-stricken widow who lost her husband on American Airlines Flight 5342 when it crashed in Washington DC has revealed they ... only other destination on the eastern seaboard.

The busy DC airport has shut down operations until at least 11 a.m. Eastern Thursday, USA TODAY said. According to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport's website, an American Airlines flight ...

There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look ...