India, Jan. 30 -- A passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington on Wednesday.

While there was no immediate word on any casualties, all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington were halted.

According to the Associated Press, audio from the air traffic control tower around the time of the crash captured the grim moment. Follow latest updates here.

Less than 30 seconds before the crash, an air traffic controller asked the helicopter if it had the arriving plane in sight: "PAT25, do you have the CRJ in sight?"

It then again makes another radio call to PAT25 moments later: "PAT 25 pass behind the CRJ."

However, no response was received, and the two aircraft c...