An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night. Officials have not provided a death toll but said all passengers and crew on both flights were feared dead.

"At this point, we don't believe there are any survivors from this accident. We have recovered 27 people from the plane and one from the helicopter," John Donnelly, the District of Columbia fire and emergency medical services chief, said at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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.