American Airlines DC Aircraft Collision Leaves No Survivors (4)

An American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet collided with a military helicopter near Washington on Wednesday leaving no survivors, marking one of the deadliest US air disasters in decades.

The aircraft crashed into the Potomac River close to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, presenting an early test for members of President Donald Trump’s administration who have only just taken office.

American Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, which had 60 passengers and four crew on board, hit a Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying three military personnel while approaching the runway just before 9 p.m. local time. Rescue crews worked ...