A plane from Wichita appeared to collide with a helicopter near Washington, D.C. and has landed in the Potomac River. The website FlightAware lists the last flight from Wichita to Reagan National Airport as American Airlines Flight 5342.

The passenger aircraft that collided with a helicopter near Washington Wednesday night flew over the Louisville area just hours before it crashed into the Potomac River. American Airlines Flight 5342 was approaching the runway at Reagan National when it sustained rapid loss of altitude,

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