Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.

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A small commercial airliner and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening, D.C. Fire and EMS confirmed.

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American Airlines confirmed to PEOPLE on Friday, Jan. 31, that flight 5342 will cease to exist. The airline is retiring the number following the tragic collision in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan.

Capt. Jonathan Campos was of Puerto Rican heritage and considered a skilled and valued flight instructor whose love of flying was "undeniable."

An American Airlines pilot reassured any passengers nervous of flying in a heartfelt pre-flight announcement following the tragic D.C plane crash.

Even in peak flying conditions the airspace around Reagan Washington National Airport can challenge the most experienced pilots.

All 67 people aboard an American Eagle flight from Kansas and an Army helicopter were killed in a collision Wednesday night over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.

A student of Cedarville University, which is located northeast of Cincinnati — in Greene County, Ohio, has been identified by the school as one of the victims of the crash, according to HTV station WLWT in Cincinnati. In a prepared statement, the university said one of its students, Grace Maxwell, was among the victims.

We’re learning more about the people who died when an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.