Authorities are investigating a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Follow along for live updates,

The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, known as the black boxes, may offer clues about what went wrong before the crash.

The captain flying the plane with 64 aboard was schooled in Florida. A Blackhawk helicopter collided with Flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan airport.

The US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington on Wednesday evening was manned by an experienced three-person crew conducting a routine training flight over familiar territory,

Sixty-seven people are presumed dead after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below,

The pilots of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter late Wednesday night have been identified. Jonathan Campos, 34, was the captain of American Airlines Flight 5342 when an Army helicopter apparently flew into its path as it prepared for landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington,