Terrifying EarthCam video captures moment American Airlines flight collides with military Black Hawk helicopter over Washington DC

Shocking EarthCam footage has captured the infinitesimal an American Airlines formation 5342 collided with a subject helicopter over Washington DC. 

The horrifying clang happened implicit the Potomac River arsenic the rider pitchy was attempting to onshore astatine Reagan National Airport connected Wednesday conscionable earlier 9 pm.

There were astir 64 radical onboard the American Airlines level that departed from Wichita, Kansas. 

The chopper was an Army Chopper carrying 3 soldiers, defence officials confirmed. They were connected a grooming flight. 

The Federal Aviation Authority said that the American Airlines jet, a Bombardier CRJ700, collided with a Sikorksy H-60 Black Hawk chopper portion connected attack to Runway 33. 

The melodramatic EarthCam video shows the 2 aircrafts colliding - causing an detonation earlier debris from some vessels plummeted implicit the river. 

Cars are seen driving beneath arsenic the interception caused a monolithic spark. 

In much footage taken from the area, dashcam video taken by operator who was traveling adjacent the clang shows the detonation occurring successful the distance. 

At slightest 4 radical person been pulled retired of the h2o by rescue crews and taken to the hospital. 

Law enforcement has confirmed determination person been deaths and rescuers person not pulled anyone live from the river, CNN reported. 

In a connection shared connected X, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security wrote: 'We are deploying each disposable US Coast Guard assets for hunt and rescue efforts successful this horrific incidental astatine DCA. 

'We are actively monitoring the concern & basal acceptable to enactment section responders.'

The Air Line Pilots Association said successful a societal station they are sending an mishap probe squad to assistance the National Transportation Safety Board with looking into the crash.  

CNN reported that Maryland State Police person deployed divers to assistance hunt and betterment efforts. First responders from Virginia are connected the country arsenic well. 

Fireboats are connected the h2o and the Metropolitan Police Department is besides connected the scene. 

A elder FBI authoritative said Washington Field Officer unit are adjacent by to assist, but determination is nary denotation that determination was thing transgression oregon violent astir the crash, NBC reported.  

All takeoffs and landings astatine the Reagan National Airport person been stopped. 

The White House has besides confirmed the quality of the crash, with property caput Karoline Leavitt confirming unrecorded connected aerial that President Trump had been made alert of the crash.

Trump said successful a statement: 'I person been afloat briefed connected the unspeakable mishap which conscionable took spot astatine Reagan National Airport. May God Bless their souls.

'Thank you for the unthinkable enactment being done by our archetypal responders. I americium monitoring the concern and volition supply much details arsenic they arise.'

American Airlines said successful a statement: 'We're alert of reports that American Eagle formation 5342, operated by PSA, with work from Wichita, Kansas (ICT) to Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) has been progressive successful an incident. We volition supply accusation arsenic it becomes available.'

In a station to X, Vice President JD Vance said: 'Please accidental a supplication for everyone progressive successful the mid-air collision adjacent Reagan airdrome this evening.

'We're monitoring the situation, but for present let's anticipation for the best.'

An FAA connection said: 'A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 determination pitchy collided successful midair with a Sikorsky H-60 chopper portion connected attack to Runway 33 astatine Reagan Washington National Airport astir 9 p.m. section time.

'PSA was operating arsenic Flight 5342 for American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas. The FAA and NTSB volition investigate. The NTSB volition pb the investigation.'

NBC Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer said that astatine the clip of the incidental the h2o somesthesia successful the stream was astir 37 degrees Fahrenheit.

Kammerer said that astatine that somesthesia idiosyncratic successful the h2o has lone 15 to 20 minutes earlier they commencement suffering from hypothermia.