Washington DC, Jan. 30 -- A jet carrying 64 passengers collided midair with a military helicopter while attempting to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC.

The PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700, operating as American Airlines Flight 5342, collided with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter around 9 p.m. (02:00 GMT) Thursday (January 30), according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The flight had departed from Wichita, Kansas, before the incident occurred, the FAA confirmed in a statement.

There was no immediate word on casualties or the cause of the collision. All takeoffs and landings from the airport have been halted. Inflatable rescue boats were launched into the Potomac River and first responders set...