The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane above the Potomac River boasted an experienced crew doing “an unforgiving job.” Friends and relatives are still baffled and mourning their loss.

Investigators are working to piece together what exactly happened when an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter crashed last week (January 29), killing 67 people. The deadliest crash in US history since 2001,

The bodies of all 67 people killed when an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter collided at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport have been recovered, according to reports.

Footage shows the wreckage of the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a plane floating in the Potomac River. Video captured by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the devastating aftermath of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 and a U.

The National Transportation Safety Board released an update on Tuesday informing the public that the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C., last week was flying too high at the time of the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Administration says the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River last Wednesday was flying at about 300 feet at the time of the collision,