If changes aren't made, that near-miss becomes a mid-air collision,” one aviation safety expert said. “Unfortunately, that's what we had last night.”

A passenger jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.Four crew members and 60 passengers were aboard the jet, and three were aboard the helicopter.President Donald Trump said there were no survivors.

UND aviation experts urge patience as investigators analyze the Reagan airport crash, saying that it's too early for any speculation.

A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington

The crash near Reagan National Airport has renewed questions about the airport's flight load, considering its small size, among other issues.

Multiple fatalities have been reported after a horrific incident involving American Airlines flight 5342 and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over

As the American Eagle Flight 5342, a CRJ jet, approached the helicopter, the tower controller asked the helicopter pilot if he had the CRJ in sight. The helicopter pilot cannot be heard responding to the question before the two aircraft collided.

Political leaders had warned about the dangers of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. months before an American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on its approach to the airport.

An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.

The airport has resumed flight operations after a deadly crash involving a passenger jet and military helicopter halted all arrivals and departures.

Flight operations not expected to resume until late Thursday morning, at the earliest, at Reagan National airport after plane crash Wednesday night.