The collision Wednesday of the Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine plane and UH-60 Black Hawk occurred over the Potomac River and the two aircraft fell into the icy water. In 1982, an Air Florida ...

ABC News' Whit Johnson speaks with retired Black Hawk pilot and instructor Martin Gottholm about what may have led to the midair collision over the Potomac River. ABC News’ Whit Johnson speaks ...

All 67 people on board the plane and the helicopter were killed ... he had in his pocket with the inscription, "From tragedy we draw knowledge to improve the safety for us all." ...

Officials believe no one survived the crash involving an American Airlines passenger plane with an Army helicopter. On Wednesday, just before 9 p.m. ET, American Airlines Flight 5342 was involved ...

Reagan Washington National Airport. Jan. 31, 6:00 p.m. ESTBlack boxes from both the plane and the Black Hawk helicopter were recovered, investigators said, which record the pilots’ voices in the ...

Once again, figure skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport perished in a catastrophic plane crash – devastating a global community far too familiar with tragedy.

Editor's note: For the latest updates on the plane crash near DC on Wednesday, Jan. 29, please read USA TODAY's live coverage of the rescue and recovery efforts on Thursday, Jan. 30. A military ...

"Do you have the CRJ in sight?" the controller asks, and the helicopter pilot confirms he sees the passenger plane and requests "visual separation," meaning he is trying to get out of the flight's ...

President Trump on Thursday appeared to blame diversity initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for weakening safety following a deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C. Over ...

A preliminary investigation report into the crash that occurred between a commercial plane and a military helicopter Wednesday night reportedly showed the air traffic control tower staffing level ...

Rescue crews have recovered 27 bodies from the plane and one from the helicopter. Deaths of all 67 on both aircraft make the crash the most fatal aviation disaster on U.S. soil in 23 years.

Aviation experts offer their insight into the most dangerous points of a flight and the safest part of the plane - and look at whether a high-profile string of plane crashes should put people off ...