Air traffic control audio recorded the moments before and after an American Airlines regional passenger jet crashedwith a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in a midair collision over Washington on Wednesday night.

A frantic search for survivors is underway after a passenger plane collided with a US Army helicopter midair near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC Wednesday night.

Despite local media reports initially claiming four people had been found alive, DC's fire chief has told the press: "We don't know if there are survivors, but we are working on it."

By David Shepardson, Trevor Hunnicutt and Brad Brooks WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the frigid Potomac River after a midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night,

Officials said the plane went down in the river near Reagan Airport. The airport said emergency crews were responding to an “aircraft incident.”

A plane collided in midair with a helicopter approaching Reagan Washington National Airport, near the Potomac River, Wednesday night, officials set. A rescue operation was underway, officials said. Multiple 911 callers reported the crash near the river just before 8:55 p.

An American Airlines Flight crashed into the Potomac River near Washington, DC, after a mid-air collision with a DC police helicopter. Watch this report for more details!