A tragic search for survivors is currently underway after a Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers collided in mid-air with a commercial plane that had 60 passengers and four crew members aboard near Reagan National Airport in Virginia tonight.
Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines for American Airlines, was traveling from Wichita, Kansas, when it collided with the military helicopter as it was approaching Runway 33 at Washington National Airport just before 9 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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