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

After an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac river Jan. 29, more than 30 bodies have been recovered, NBC Washington has confirmed.

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

We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” the DC fire chief said.

Some experts, politicians and airport managers have been warning of the risks posed by the crowded airspace at Reagan Washington National Airport.

A view of emergency response looking from Arlington, Virginia, south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, across the Potomac River toward ... Airport,” said Ron McLendon II, public ...

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

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

We are working with local officials and will provide any additional information once it becomes available,” Ron McLendon ... along the Potomac River, just southwest of the city. Reagan National ...

The first Wichita to D.C. flight in January 2024 was celebrated by the city, and members of the Kansas congressional delegation.

A regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, crashed into a Black Hawk while on approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport.

A passenger jet hit an Army helicopter with three soldiers as the plane got ready to land at Reagan National near Washington, D.C.