Leaders across the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region, as well as federal lawmakers, are reacting to the tragic American Airlines plane crash near DCA.

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

WASHINGTON — An American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter before crashing into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday night. Local leaders took to social media to react and show their support for the people on the aircrafts, their loved ones, and the crews searching for any survivors.

An American Airlines regional jet carrying 64 people collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter late Wednesday near Reagan National Airport in Virginia just across from the District of Columbia,

An American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

No survivors found in crash between Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines jet over Potomac River near DC

A passenger jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

Watch highlights from the deadly American Airlines and Blackhawk plane crash including news conferences, Trump briefing

A view of emergency response to Wednesday night’s fatal crash of a passenger jet landing at Reagan National Airport and an Army helicopter. The body of the plane was found upside-down in three sections in waist-deep water in the Potomac River.

There wer no survivors after an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D

An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

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.