In the aftermath of the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Federal Aviation Administration is indefinitely restricting helicopter flights in the vicinity of Washington,

An American Airlines flight crashed into a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over the Potomac River as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the PSA Airlines-operated regional jet that crashed near Ronald Reagan National airport after colliding in midair with a US Army helicopter have been recovered by investigators.

Officials indicated a number of people died after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night, causing both to crash into the Potomac River. DC Fire and EMS (DCFE) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said they received multiple calls about the incident near Ronald Reagan

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

There are confirmed fatalities from the collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River. Several bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River crash site, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the ongoing operation.

“A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

More than 30 bodies have been recovered, two sources told NBC News, and a frantic search and rescue mission to find crash victims in the icy Potomac river remains underway.

How an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided into an American Airlines jetliner in a deadly crash over the Potomac River Wednesday night is still unknown, but questions are emerging, including the altitude of the military helicopter.

The FAA is limiting helicopter flights around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following a deadly midair collision Wednesday night.

Robert Isom said said airline is focused on passengers, crew members, first responders, families and loved ones.