With no survivors expected, the Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter would make it the third deadliest commercial aviation disaster in the U.

An American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, causing fatalities. Senator Ted Cruz mentioned that there were fatalities, but the number was not specified.

In all, 67 people are feared dead after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter over Washington, D.C.

The Black Hawk helicopter involved in the fatal collision near Reagan National Airport was reportedly off-course and at a higher altitude than permitted, with understaffed air traffic control during the incident.