A regional American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter collided midair Wednesday night, sending both aircrafts into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport, officials said.

Authorities continue to search for bodies and determine what led to the Wednesday, Jan. 29, midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in the Washington,

The American Airlines regional jet was on the final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. when it collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday shortly before 9 p.