Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States' deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.

A difficult day here in Washington as investigators try to understand why an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet collided in midair. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ...

One plane, the American Airlines Bombardier CRJ regional jet carrying 64 people, appears on the radar as the one closest to the helicopter as it makes its approach to Reagan to land. Within 30 ...

It will be some time before investigators can offer clear answers to the cause of the midair crash at Ronald Reagan ...

Air traffic controller audio and radar reviewed by NPR offer some insight into what happened before the collision near Ronald ...

The CRJ is also well suited for the airport’s relatively shorter runways. The planes are also commonly piloted by less experienced cockpit crew because regional carriers and regional jets are a ...

American Airlines 1630, flying to Chicago O'Hare Airport, was then cleared to takeoff behind Jazz 789 on runway 1, and the pilot was also instructed no delay. As the American Eagle flight, a CRJ jet, ...

(The plane involved in Wednesday night’s collision was a CRJ-700 manufactured by Canada-based Bombadier.) Duffy also said he would cut DEI programs at the agency and create federal rules for ...

The controller made another radio call to the helicopter moments later, saying “PAT 25 pass behind the CRJ” — apparently telling the copter to wait for the Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine jet ...