Two New England mothers and their children were among the 67 victims killed in the midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight over Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night.

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.

On May 29, 2024, an American Airlines Airbus A319, in the early stages of take-off, was forced to brake heavily to avoid a collision at Washington National. The flight, with around 100 passengers and crew onboard, was headed for Boston Logan International (BOS) and had been cleared for take-off.

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors. Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three soldiers were on the helicopter.

Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., is closed Thursday morning after a passenger plane crashed into an Army helicopter Wednesday night. As a result, flights to and from the airport have been cancelled until at least 11 a.m. Thursday, including those out of Boston's Logan International Airport, according to Massport's website.

There were multiple fatalities, according to a person familiar with the matter, but the precise number of victims was unclear as rescue crews hunted for any survivors.

A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington

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.

During a press conference on Thursday morning, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the crash was "absolutely" preventable.

As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.