A Washington DC plane crash marks the country's first commercial flight fatality in 16 years, and it happened over the most secure airspace in the country.

The last deadly major crash involving a commercial airliner in the U.S. was in 2009, when 49 people — 45 passengers, 2 pilots and 2 flight attendants — aboard a Colgan Air flight crashed in New York ...

Takeoffs and landings are halted at Washington DC's Ronald Reagan National Airport as emergency services respond.

Horror video shows moment plane explodes in midair near major Washington, D.C., airport READ MORE: American Airlines jet ...

The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River as authorities continue a desperate search for survivors of a horrific crash ...

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed there were 60 passengers and four crew on board American Eagle flight 5342 from Wichita that collided mid-air with a Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac ...

A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, ...