If changes aren't made, that near-miss becomes a mid-air collision,” one aviation safety expert said. “Unfortunately, that's what we had last night.”

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a midair collision between an American Airlines aircraft (NASDAQ:AAL) and a helicopter in Washington, DC, the United States. "A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport

There are confirmed fatalities from the collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River. Several bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River crash site, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the ongoing operation.

Mapped: How American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk army helicopter near Washington DC airport - There are likely no survivors of the crash, President Donald Trump confirmed, as the rescue mi