Jeffrey Romig, a retired air traffic controller with 25 years of experience in Rochester, reacted to what he called a "incredibly rare" and tragic incident.
Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
An American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Investigators have already recovered recorders from the plane that collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter.
There were 67 victims onboard American Airlines' Flight 5382 that collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter​.
Police boats returned to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision ...
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people in the United States deadliest aviation ...
Air crash investigations can take months, and federal investigators told reporters they would not speculate on the cause.
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.
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people.
Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people.