If changes aren't made, that near-miss becomes a mid-air collision,” one aviation safety expert said. “Unfortunately, that's what we had last night.”

UND aviation experts urge patience as investigators analyze the Reagan airport crash, saying that it's too early for any speculation.

As the American Eagle Flight 5342, a CRJ jet, approached the helicopter, the tower controller asked the helicopter pilot if he had the CRJ in sight. The helicopter pilot cannot be heard responding to the question before the two aircraft collided.

Flight operations not expected to resume until late Thursday morning, at the earliest, at Reagan National airport after plane crash Wednesday night.

Political leaders had warned about the dangers of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. months before an American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on its approach to the airport.

An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.

The airport has resumed flight operations after a deadly crash involving a passenger jet and military helicopter halted all arrivals and departures.

Flights on Thursday from Rochester to Washington D.C. have been canceled after the deadly midair collision near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

A passenger jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.Four crew members and 60 passengers were aboard the jet, and three were aboard the helicopter.President Donald Trump said there were no survivors.

American Eagle Flight 5342 en route from Wichita, Kansas (ICT), to Washington, D.C. (DCA) was involved in an accident at DCA,” the airline said in a statement.

The crash near Reagan National Airport has renewed questions about the airport's flight load, considering its small size, among other issues.