Kansas officials are reacting to news of a passenger airplane crash in Washington, D.C., after a collision Wednesday night with a military aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that "Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter" while approaching the runway at around 9 p.

During a press conference late Wednesday night providing information on a crash of an inbound plane from Wichita, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran said several Kansans are likely dead.

A commuter jet and a military helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night, triggering a massive emergency response, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that American Airlines Flight 5342,

The U.S. Army described the helicopter as a UH-60 Blackhawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The helicopter was on a training flight. Military aircraft frequently conduct training flights in and around the congested and heavily restricted airspace around the nation’s capital for familiarization and continuity of government planning.

The plane had departed from Wichita, Kansas and was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, according to American Airlines.

A Wichita pastor, plus people in Washington, DC, are sharing what they saw and heard regarding the Wednesday night plane crash, plus how to cope with the tragedy.

Kansas lawmakers in Washington D.C. are responding after a small aircraft from Wichita crashes into the Potomac River Wednesday evening. Around 9 p.m., first responders in

An American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday collided with a military helicopter at Reagan National Airport.

During a press conference late Wednesday night providing information on a crash of an inbound plane from Wichita, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran said several Kansans are likely dead.

The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

An American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C. was involved in a crash near Reagan Airport Wednesday night with a military helicopter.The airline company confirmed the news just after 9 p.