Collision between passenger jet and Army helicopter highlights Washington DC airspace challenges

What a terrible night this has been. God bless you all!"

In another post, minutes later, he wrote

Our concern is for the passengers and crew on board the aircraft,

the statement read

The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane,

Trump wrote

There is no confirmed information on casualties at this time."

A joint statement between the DC police department and the DC fire department read

We are extremely sorry for the families experiencing loss,

she said

A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time,

the agency said

Tower did you see that?"

another pilot is heard calling seconds after the apparent collision

Karoline Leavittpress Secretary

Tragically it appears that a military helicopter collided with a regional jet,

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News

PSA was operating Flight 5342 as American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas,

it said