DC plane crash updates: Remains of 55 victims recovered and positively identified
All 67 people on board the plane and the helicopter were killed.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors.
Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three soldiers were on the helicopter.
The collision happened around 9 p.m. when the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was on approach to the airport.
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American Airlines Flight 5342 involved in crash
American Airlines Flight 5342 was involved in the collision, the airline said. The flight was operated by PSA Airlines.
The airline confirmed that 60 passengers and four crew members were on board.
Those who may have loved ones on the flight can call 800-679-8215, American said.
"Our concern is for the passengers and crew on board the aircraft," the airline said. "We are in contact with authorities and assisting with emergency response efforts."
Trump releases statement on crash
President Donald Trump released a statement about the crash.
"I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport. May God Bless their souls. Thank you for the incredible work being done by our first responders. I am monitoring the situation and will provide more details as they arise," he said.
64 total aboard plane
Multiple sources have confirmed to ABC News that 60 passengers and four crew were aboard the jet.
-ABC News' Katherine Faulders and Aaron Katersky
1st major commercial crash in US since 2009
This marks the first major commercial crash in the United States since the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, New York, in 2009, when dozens of people were killed.
The last fatality on a plane was when a woman was partially sucked out of a window during a Southwest flight in 2018.
-ABC News' Sam Sweeney