An American Airlines regional jetliner coming from Wichita, Kansas, collided midair with a Black Hawk military helicopter near Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.

An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.

U.S. figure skater Spencer Lane, 16, shared a photo from inside American Eagle Flight 5342 before it took off from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, D.C., where it crashed into a helicopter mid-air.

Authorities say American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, was preparing to land before it "collided in midair" with an Army helicopter.

The American Airlines flight, which was traveling from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), collided with the military helicopter during what appeared to be routine operations.