The collision happened around 9 p.m. EST when a PSA Airlines Bombardier ... An Army official said three soldiers were onboard the helicopter as the aircraft was flying a training mission.
As crews continue recovering bodies from the Potomac following the aircraft crash between a passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk Helicopter, those tasked with doing so are detailing harrowing images.
The aircraft that collided in the tragic incident were a Bombardier CRJ700 jet operated as American Eagle Flight 5342 by PSA Airlines and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, who famously landed a passenger plane on the Hudson River in 2009, commented on the deadly aircraft collision ... At approximately 9:00 PM local time ...
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regional jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan airport in Washington left no survivors on board the two aircraft ... the runway just before 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday.