Law enforcement is on the scene conducting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. LATEST UPDATES: Passenger jet and Black Hawk helicopter collide near Potomac River There ...

The crash occurred around 9 p.m. before search and rescue efforts began in the nearby Potomac River for the 60 passengers and four crew members from the plane and three soldiers from the helicopter.

Before American Eagle Flight 5342 took to the air from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday evening, on its way to the nation’s capital, figure skater Spencer Lane snapped a photo of the plane’s wing ...

5342 from the Potomac River on Monday — as most of the bodies of the 67 people who died in the tragedy were recovered. Photos show the US Army Corps of Engineers using a crane to lift one of the ...