The Army helicopter and regional American Eagle jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate around the world on a daily basis.

For many, the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, like the one involved in the Wednesday collision over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is familiar for one reason: the 2001 movie "Black Hawk Down ," based on the 1993 shooting down of U.S. Black Hawk helicopters during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.

Rescue craft are in the Potomac River below the site of the collision with D.C. fire chief John Donnelly saying "we don't know" if there are any survivors.

An American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, according to officials.

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

Emergency teams will continue efforts to retrieve the bodies of those who died when a passenger jet and helicopter collided.

A new technology for autonomously operating aircraft dubbed “MATRIX” is drawing scrutiny across social media after a commercial airliner collided with a military helicopter in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

The flight then crashed into the Potomac River. According to the FAA, Flight 5342 from Witchita Kansas collided midair while approaching the runway at Reagan Washington National Airport.

All are feared dead in a crash involving a Black Hawk helicopter built by Connecticut's Sikorsky and an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C.

The US president says the army Black Hawk involved in Wednesday's collision was above the 200ft altitude limit for helicopters.

Federal officials say they've recovered black boxes from the plane and helicopter involved in Wednesday's deadly crash in Washington, D.C., but stress that their work has just begun.

The head of America’s aviation safety authority had resigned just 10 days before Wednesday’s air disaster, leaving the agency leaderless after Elon Musk had demanded he step down.