The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
In an emotional news conference, the mayor of Wichita, Kansas said her city is grieving the "tragic" plane collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter outside of Washington, DC Wednesday night.
Kansas officials are sharing what they know after an American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita crashed in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night.
Officials said American Eagle Flight 5342 was attempting to land at Reagan National Airport when it collided with the helicopter midair. Federal officials said all 60 passengers and four crew members on board the American Airlines flight and three soldiers on board the helicopter are presumed dead.
This isn't exactly Kansas City news but word of the tragedy dominated headlines tonight.
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The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that American Eagle Flight 5342, arriving from Wichita, Kansas, was attempting to land when it struck a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter. Including crew members, 64 people were on the flight. The mid-air collision occurred just outside the airport.
Authorities say everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington is feared dead. The jet was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members.
A passenger jet collided Wednesday with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.
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