An unfortunate incident occurred when a passenger aircraft crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the aircraft collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to the runway.
The aircraft involved in the crash was Flight 5342, operated by American Airlines. It was a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, earlier on Wednesday.
