A look at the frequency of runway incursions in the United States and the preventative measures taken by the FAA to avoid collisions.
The collision involved a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.
A rare tragedy shocked the nation when an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C. The mid-air crash was reported near Reagan Washington National Airport late Jan.
An aviation attorney told Fox News Digital he expects the families of the victims of Wednesday's midair collision will file lawsuits in the coming days.
The midair collision of an American Eagle-branded regional jet and a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter near Washington, DC may be the first fatal crash involving a US airline since the 2009 crash of a Colgan Air-operated regional jet that killed 50 people.
United States President Donald Trump made a promise to Americans on Thursday morning. An American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter late on Wednesday evening. The regional jet and the helicopter crashed into the Potomac River,
In 2018, a passenger on a Southwest Airlines jet was killed after shrapnel from the plane's engine crashed through a window and caused such a drop in air pressure that a passenger suffered fatal injuries after nearly being sucked outside. It was the first death on a U.S. airline flight since 2009.
Wednesday's crash involving an American Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter marked the first commercial crash on U.S. soil in more than 15 years.
The US Figure Skating association confirms "several members of the skating community" were on board the flight, which was arriving from Kansas.
Sullenberger said once the NTSB releases the probable cause and contributing factors there would likely be changes. Here's his reaction to the D.C. aircraft collision.
American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, was attempting to land when the plane and a Black Hawk helicopter collided.