Kansas lawmakers report that a plane from Wichita appeared to collide with a helicopter near Washington, D.C. and has landed in the Potomac River. The Federal Aviation Administration said that preliminary investigators believe “a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.

An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.

An airliner carrying 64 people crashed into the Potomac river after it collided with a military helicopter outside Washington DC. The collision happened as the American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas,