It was reported just before 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday as the American Airlines flight was set to land at DCA. The aircraft involved plummeted into the icy Potomac River, triggering a major search ...

A D.C. official said the Black Hawk helicopter was found upside down and the American Airlines plane in pieces in the Potomac River.

A 3D rendering shows the approximate altitude and paths of the plane and helicopter moments before the collision.

The spy plane then flew south of the inter-Korean border and returned to Kadena later in the day, ending a flight mission that lasted more than 11 hours, Flightradar24's tracking data showed.