A family with Georgia ties is grieving after learning their loved one was one of the pilots killed in the crash between a small American Airlines plane and a military helicopter crash near Reagan National Airport.

Air Traffic Control (ATC) audio from Wednesday’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet reveals the moments before and after controllers witnessed the disaster unfold.

Mark Roberts, a retired American Airlines pilot with 40 years of experience, spoke about some of the challenges both crews faced flying at nighttime.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom talks about the midair collision of a regional jet and a military helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. A recovery operation is underway. Isom says the airline will do everything it can for the victims and their families.

Officials reported Thursday that all individuals aboard the American Airlines jet, which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., are feared dead.

Clues emerging from the moments before an Army helicopter collided with a passenger jet suggest breakdowns in the system meant to help aircraft land safely at the busy Reagan National Airport.

Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.

Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.

The crash involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and a Black Hawk military helicopter resulted in the deaths of all 67 passengers and crew members aboard both aircraft.

The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe.

Family and friends remember victims of the collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport.