A small aircraft is down in the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport, DC Fire confirmed. (Credit: FOX 5 DC)

A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

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

An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Three soldiers

An American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. NBC News is reporting that figure skaters were on board the flight. NBC cited a U.

An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

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