Emergency teams initiated a major search and rescue operation in the Potomac River after a commercial plane and U.S. Army ...

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

Here are images of the two aircrafts involved in the crash, taken from airline websites and directly manufacturers.

There was no immediate word on casualties, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington have been halted.

An American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. The number of casualties is ...

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in ...

The plane, a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet, was due to land at the airport outside of Washington, DC, Wednesday evening when it collided midair with the US Army helicopter as it approached the runway ...

An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a U.S Army helicopter Wednesday night while landing at Ronald Reagan ...

American Airlines said the jet had 60 passengers and four crew members, while the Pentagon confirmed that three soldiers were aboard the helicopter. There was no immediate word on fatalities.

An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday ...

The midair collision of an American Eagle-branded regional jet and a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter near Washington, DC may be the first fatal crash involving a US airline since the 2009 crash of a Colgan ...