An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan national airport near Washington DC, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday night.
The American Airlines Flight 5342 departed from Wichita, Kansas, according to the FAA. According to American Airlines’ website, the jet has a capacity for up to 65 passengers.
Multiple helicopters, including those from the US Park police, the DC Metropolitan police department and US military, were flying over the scene of the incident in the Potomac River. DC Fire and EMS said on X that fireboats were on the scene.
Video from an observation camera at the nearby Kennedy Center shows two sets of lights consistent with aircraft appearing to conjoin in a fireball.
The airport said emergency personnel were responding to “an aircraft incident on the airfield”.
No other details were immediately available.