The midair collision at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night has presented Sean Duffy with a major crisis just hours after he was sworn in as secretary of transportation.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

President Donald Trump blamed DEI efforts at the FAA for the tragedy. But experts and investigators say open minds are critical to finding out what really happened.

On January 29, 2025, a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700, operating as American Eagle Flight 5342, collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The tragic accident marks the first deadly crash involving a commercial airliner in the U.S. since 2009.

CBS News confirmed only one air traffic control worker was managing the helicopters when the crash between a military helicopter and passenger plane occurred in Washington D.C. That is a job normally done by two people.

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.

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.

Crash involving an American Airlines regional jet occurred in a high-risk location feared by safety officials—a crowded airport.

American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, was attempting to land when the plane and a Black Hawk helicopter collided.

Authorities are investigating the mid-air collision between AA flight and a U.S. Army helicopter. Experts call for prudence as facts become available.

United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Todd Inman informed that the American Airlines plane had a "very quick, rapid impact" with the US Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Washington DC"Right now,